Transcription of TALKING BEHIND YOUR BACK - playmeo
1 72 ICE-BREAKERS & ENERGISERSAT A GLANCEI ndividuals mingle about an area withan index card taped to their back , invit-ing others to write positive commentson the YOU NEEDL arge index card, and a pen for eachpersonSticky-tape5 10 minsWHAT TO DOHere s a great energiser that is notonly quick and fun, but great forgroups who already know a lot abouteach a large index card and apen to each person, and ask them towrite their name on the top of thecard. Using a slip of sticky-tape, andpossibly the help of a friend, fix thecard to its owner s back . You could usea sheet of paper, but I have oftenfound that it s not quite thick enoughto prevent the occasional pen frompenetrating the paper, and thereforethe clothing BEHIND your group to mingle about thearea armed with pens.
2 Their mission isto approach as many people as possiblein the time allotted and write a shortremark or comment on their cards. Itshould go without saying, but youoften have to the remarks should aimto be life-affirming and positive. Funnyis okay, so long as the recipient wouldlaugh along s up. Remove all of the cards,and either invite each person to readthe comments, or better still lay all ofthe cards out on the floor or a table,and allow the group to browse will quickly appreciate how oth-ers feel about them, a wonderfullyaffirming BEHIND your BACKA get-to-know-you-better activity that is affirming as much as it is energising
