How easy or difficult it is to accept or give compliment to other people and how acceptable this is from society.
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Description
Implementation:
Step 1:
Divide the group of participants into two equal groups. The 2 groups
will form 2 concentric circles (one inside each other). Each person
should have another person in front of him (if a group has 1 less
person, s/he should be in the inner circle and in each change a
different person will have to wait).
Step 2: When everyone
has a person in front of them, the participants of the outside circle
have a minute to compliment their pair. It may be for their appearance,
their character, even something they have done in the past. The
participants in the inner circle should not react at all, neither smile,
nor talk, nor make any gestures. They can only listen to the
compliments. The trainer will keep track of the time.
Step 3:
After a minute, the trainer will signal the change and people from the
outside circle will move to the right. They will repeat the same process
until they give compliments to every participant of the inner circle.
Step 4: Once the participants of the inner circle have
received their compliments, the groups will exchange positions and do
the same (the previous outer circle will now be the inner one). Remember
that the people of the inner circle cannot react when they hear their
compliments.
Debriefing:
When the process is
completed for both groups, form a circle and ask participants to think
about how they felt both in the inner and outer circle. Then start the
discussion using the following questions:
-Is it easy to accept and express compliments?
-Was it difficult for you to talk for a whole minute?
-Was it difficult for you not to react to the compliments?
-Do you think that today's society accepts the expression of compliments?
