3.1.3. Intergroup Interviews

3.1.3. Type Intergroup Interviews

Interviews, team-building, ice breaker

Objectives

Ice breaking; Prepare participants for the "Art of Mirroring" activity.

Duration

10min

Group size Materials Description

Debriefing & Reflection

Learning outcomes

15-20 participants Papers & pens The participants are called to find a pair and take interviews from each other. They are asked to share an important event of their life with each other and keep notes during the interview. It is important for the participants to decide by themselves what event they want to share and what questions to ask their discussion partners. They each have 5 minutes to interview their pair. Questions regarding this activity and how meaningful or superficial information was collected can be raised. It is s a useful exercise to see what is the type of information that people share (personal information, about personal life, experience, hobbies), as well as to see how it is received and transmitted further. Communicating in a mother tongue: Cultivate active listening;

Learning to learn: Participants are given time to realise how the receive and analyse information; The debriefing supports individual and collective learning process

Additional comments

Resources

Social and civic competences: Improving one’s communication skills; Active listening; Social skills; Public speaking/presentation skills. Make sure that the pairs do not know each other before the activity so they will not already have the information they are asked to collect. Participants have to share an important event of their life. While it may seem to them a quick fun activity, they will be asked to recall this event later during the "Art of Mirroring" activity. So facilitators should communicate the importance of the activity even if it seems like a short ice breaker game.