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. 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.

2 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