Icebreakers - Happy Birthday


Objectives

To get participants to offer their opinions, encourage listening and to promote discussion in the group.

Method

Ask each participant to introduce themselves by saying Hello – My Name Is … and today is my Birthday.

Then the next person says Happy Birthday ______ My Name Is … and today is also my Birthday!

And so on …

Discussion Questions

1. Did anyone feel uncomfortable doing this exercise? Is so, why?
2. How can this exercise help us during today’s training event?

Appropriate Time Required

Flexible, dependent on group size. Maximum time 15 minutes


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