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I'd Prefer to Be

This exercise should enable you to get to know each other better and at the same time get to know yourself better. It’s a useful exercise for getting strangers to talk about themselves and then to talk about their talk. It’s best played in groups of five or six members.

First, each group member should rank each of the three traits in the fifteen groupings listed, using one for the most preferred and three for the least preferred. After the traits are ranked by each person, discuss your rankings with other group members.

Any member may refuse to reveal his or her rankings for any category by saying “I pass.” The group is not permitted to question the reasons for any member’s passing. When a member reveals rankings for a category, the group members may ask questions relevant to that category. These questions may be asked after any individual member’s response or may be reserved until all members have given their rankings for a particular category.

"I'd Prefer to Be"

After all categories have been discussed or after a certain time limit has been reached, consider the following questions:

1 . How would you rate this experience in terms of enjoyment? In terms of the openness of group members? Are these related?

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2 . How supportive or accepting was the group of the individual choices of members? Were some choices more acceptable than others?

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3 . Did the gender or culture of the group members influence the choices made? The openness of the discussion?

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4 . What one principle of communication would you draw from this experience?

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