Get to know each other better in a fun and majestic way.
Develop memory and exposition skills.
No previous preparation needed
Materials needed
✓ No materials needed
Proposed location
✓ A large room that can easily accomodate all the participants
Steps
1.
Divide the group into pairs
2.
in turn both the participants present themselves using this pattern:
“I am [Participant Name] and I am the [King/ Queen/ Ruler] of the Kingdom of [Name of their favourite thing/Hobby]…
My kingdom is composed as such… My subjects are like this and can do this… etc.”
3.
Each participant has 3-5 minutes to present themselves and their kingdom to the partner, after both of them have had their turn to call everyone back to the group.
4.
The group stays in a circle, all the pairs in turn stand in the middle to present themselves.
5.
On their turn to present, each participant presents their partner, describing their kingdom as the most wonderful in the world:
“Hear ye! Hear Ye! Ladies and gentlemen! I hereby present to you [his/her/their] Majesty [Name of the Partner], ruler of the Kingdom [Name of the Kingdom] …. [description of the kingdom]
Closing up
- Compliment everyone for their imagination and courage.
- Point out to participants that everyone now knows the others a little better than when they started the course.
- Ask participants to reflect on how they felt when given such recognition, to hear their partner talk about them and their passion
- Explain them that this course aim at giving them the possibility to express themselves and their story in a similar way
To go further
- Storytelling works the best when the narrator dercscribes the images they see in their mind. As an extra step you could ask the participants to point out witch one presented the most vibrant and concrete image and if that contribuites of making the kingdom presented more memorable
Tips
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If you notice people are shy and hesitating when asked to form a pair then put them into pairs and when it comes to who should present first, choose someone.
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If the two people in the pair do not speak the same language, suggest them to be creative and find solutions for self-expression: using mime, gestures, body language to express the ideas, everything can go.
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When the final presentation is made – then each participant can use a language in which they can express themselves comfortably, if they want they can also ask a friend to translate for them (introducing the “Royal translator”).
As long as the presentation is done in a very enthusiastic tone every strategy for communication is allowed.
