Seven Words

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

15 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Thiagarajan, S. (2015, February 5). Seven words. The Thiagi group: Improving performance playfully. Retrieved from http://www.thiagi.com/archived-games/2015/2/5/27ckk4ac3ehlqgjj15rhl7893mdw49

This was originally an activity from an American Accent Training program and was originally designed by Ann Cook.

Tags:

  1. active listening
  2. communication
  3. jolt
  4. perspective
  5. Thiagi

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Consider the impact of word stress on the meaning of sentences. 2. Practice negotiating a shared understanding of meaning in a same-language context 3. Get better at actively listening for the meaning behind the words.