Hi,
I am a lecturer in a business school, and I would like to improve the communication skills of the students both verbally and non-verbally through games. I would greatly appreciate it if anybody could suggest a few games for this purpose.
Thank you,
Mary
From India, Madras
I am a lecturer in a business school, and I would like to improve the communication skills of the students both verbally and non-verbally through games. I would greatly appreciate it if anybody could suggest a few games for this purpose.
Thank you,
Mary
From India, Madras
Hi,
I am sure a lot of quality communication-related textbooks would have exercises and games incorporated to reinforce learning. You can use them or adapt them to suit your requirements. However, to get you going, here are a couple of games that you can play:
1. What's the Good Word (this used to be a popular game on DD in the good old days and used to be hosted by Ms. Sabira Merchant): Form teams of 2 or 3 or more, and one member is given a word. He/she will ideally give one-word clues to the word, and the team members have to guess it. This is a good way to reinforce learning of synonyms. By tweaking the same game, it can be used to learn antonyms too. For example, if the word is "EGG," the clues could be yolk, hen, omelette, etc.
2. Forming sentences one word at a time by each subsequent participant in a row. Here teams of 5-10 can be formed. A couple of words, e.g., knife, hot, shape, etc., can be given to a person nominated as the Joker in the team. The first person starts with a word, and the next person is to tell another word such that there is continuity. With each person contributing, a sentence can be made. The Joker does not utilize his word until a suitable situation arises where his/her word fits in. (Pay attention to the construction of the sentence and not to the logic or factual accuracy of the sentence formed. Useful to get beginners in the English language initiated into sentence formation.)
I trust these games will trigger more ideas for you to adapt, adopt, or innovate upon and make the learning interesting, exciting, and emphatic.
You may also find the contents of the following inspirational and motivational blogs useful to help improve vocabulary while also injecting a dose of optimism and self-belief:
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Over 71,000 views and 515 followers
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Over 19,000 views and 149 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
498I am sure a lot of quality communication-related textbooks would have exercises and games incorporated to reinforce learning. You can use them or adapt them to suit your requirements. However, to get you going, here are a couple of games that you can play:
1. What's the Good Word (this used to be a popular game on DD in the good old days and used to be hosted by Ms. Sabira Merchant): Form teams of 2 or 3 or more, and one member is given a word. He/she will ideally give one-word clues to the word, and the team members have to guess it. This is a good way to reinforce learning of synonyms. By tweaking the same game, it can be used to learn antonyms too. For example, if the word is "EGG," the clues could be yolk, hen, omelette, etc.
2. Forming sentences one word at a time by each subsequent participant in a row. Here teams of 5-10 can be formed. A couple of words, e.g., knife, hot, shape, etc., can be given to a person nominated as the Joker in the team. The first person starts with a word, and the next person is to tell another word such that there is continuity. With each person contributing, a sentence can be made. The Joker does not utilize his word until a suitable situation arises where his/her word fits in. (Pay attention to the construction of the sentence and not to the logic or factual accuracy of the sentence formed. Useful to get beginners in the English language initiated into sentence formation.)
I trust these games will trigger more ideas for you to adapt, adopt, or innovate upon and make the learning interesting, exciting, and emphatic.
You may also find the contents of the following inspirational and motivational blogs useful to help improve vocabulary while also injecting a dose of optimism and self-belief:
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Over 71,000 views and 515 followers
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Over 19,000 views and 149 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
Great value addition! I am relatively new to this site but am highly impressed with the suggestions and ideas people are sharing with each other. Making communications more creative and innovative is a great subject.
Best, Soonam
From India, Delhi
Best, Soonam
From India, Delhi
Hi You can play games like "Taboo" or "Pictionary" they are fast and exciting. You can get this games in the market.
From Kuwait, Salmiya
From Kuwait, Salmiya
thanq so much for the valuable ideas and i would appreciate if any more tricks are mentioned to improve my verbal skills
From India, Hyderabad
From India, Hyderabad
Hi Maheevarayuri,
First of all, there are no tricks to improve verbal skills. However, there are methods and techniques. Some of them require expert guidance, but a large part of it can be the result of hard work and persistence.
For anything you do in life, a clear goal/vision, adequate motivation/enthusiasm, hard work/discipline, and the ability to take risks/challenges are critical attributes. You are very lucky that you have identified your problem and are proactively seeking a solution to it.
What you also require are the key attributes called 'discipline' and 'enthusiasm' with which you can achieve anything you want.
Your enthusiasm is the reason you wrote in at Citehr. The next test is to be disciplined and follow the suggestions given here.
1. My first suggestion is to read as much as possible in English ALOUD. A standard daily English Newspaper and the Readers Digest have very good reading material. If possible, record your voice and listen to it to know the areas, the sounds, words, and alphabets that give you trouble and on which you need to work.
2. The mother tongue influence is a problem for many considering that very few of us are native English speakers. To reduce that, make more English-speaking friends and make a determined effort to speak only in English, even if you keep forgetting words, or tend to stammer, or your friends tend to laugh at you. This will require a lot of willpower, but believe me, you will soon improve. If someone corrects your pronunciation, don't take offense; instead, be grateful that he/she is helping you correct yourself.
3. I would also suggest you try to learn at least 3-5 new words and look up the meaning in a dictionary. Then try and use these words in your daily work and in your communication to improve your vocabulary. Find synonyms for words that give you trouble and use the synonym.
4. If you still feel that professional help is needed, then you will have to attend English speaking classes.
5. Finally, if you can, do visit my blogs listed below regularly and try to learn the new words in it and also be inspired by it. Try to read the blog content aloud. You can click on the links below for instant access:
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Over 71,000 views and 515 followers
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Over 19,000 views and 149 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
First of all, there are no tricks to improve verbal skills. However, there are methods and techniques. Some of them require expert guidance, but a large part of it can be the result of hard work and persistence.
For anything you do in life, a clear goal/vision, adequate motivation/enthusiasm, hard work/discipline, and the ability to take risks/challenges are critical attributes. You are very lucky that you have identified your problem and are proactively seeking a solution to it.
What you also require are the key attributes called 'discipline' and 'enthusiasm' with which you can achieve anything you want.
Your enthusiasm is the reason you wrote in at Citehr. The next test is to be disciplined and follow the suggestions given here.
1. My first suggestion is to read as much as possible in English ALOUD. A standard daily English Newspaper and the Readers Digest have very good reading material. If possible, record your voice and listen to it to know the areas, the sounds, words, and alphabets that give you trouble and on which you need to work.
2. The mother tongue influence is a problem for many considering that very few of us are native English speakers. To reduce that, make more English-speaking friends and make a determined effort to speak only in English, even if you keep forgetting words, or tend to stammer, or your friends tend to laugh at you. This will require a lot of willpower, but believe me, you will soon improve. If someone corrects your pronunciation, don't take offense; instead, be grateful that he/she is helping you correct yourself.
3. I would also suggest you try to learn at least 3-5 new words and look up the meaning in a dictionary. Then try and use these words in your daily work and in your communication to improve your vocabulary. Find synonyms for words that give you trouble and use the synonym.
4. If you still feel that professional help is needed, then you will have to attend English speaking classes.
5. Finally, if you can, do visit my blogs listed below regularly and try to learn the new words in it and also be inspired by it. Try to read the blog content aloud. You can click on the links below for instant access:
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Over 71,000 views and 515 followers
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Over 19,000 views and 149 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
Hi,
I would suggest looking up some of the daily newspapers and attempting simple crosswords, word-building games, word formation games, giving part of a proverb, and asking participants to fill in the blanks. Just let your imagination run riot, and I can guarantee you that you will be brimming with ideas.
Best wishes
From India, Mumbai
I would suggest looking up some of the daily newspapers and attempting simple crosswords, word-building games, word formation games, giving part of a proverb, and asking participants to fill in the blanks. Just let your imagination run riot, and I can guarantee you that you will be brimming with ideas.
Best wishes
From India, Mumbai
Hi Mary,
As always, Jacob has given very fine ideas. I would like to add some more because I have been working with B Schools of all categories.
Few ground rules for improving communication skills:
1. Always appreciate (it builds confidence).
2. Have patience (no miracles happen).
3. Give clear, specific individual feedback for improvement (it helps).
4. Let it be fun-oriented so that they absorb quickly.
Now for the suggested activities:
1. Thread a story (start a sentence like "A man was walking on the road...") and each person has to add one more line to continue the story.
2. Extempore speeches on random topics or current affairs.
3. Group discussions.
4. Short debates.
5. Short playlets/skits.
6. Short presentations (non-PowerPoint).
7. Short group presentations.
8. Selling items like pens or any stuff in the class.
9. Motivational poems - like "Think you Can".
10. Throw a word at them. Let them make sentences at high speed.
Hope it helps. All the best.
From India, Delhi
As always, Jacob has given very fine ideas. I would like to add some more because I have been working with B Schools of all categories.
Few ground rules for improving communication skills:
1. Always appreciate (it builds confidence).
2. Have patience (no miracles happen).
3. Give clear, specific individual feedback for improvement (it helps).
4. Let it be fun-oriented so that they absorb quickly.
Now for the suggested activities:
1. Thread a story (start a sentence like "A man was walking on the road...") and each person has to add one more line to continue the story.
2. Extempore speeches on random topics or current affairs.
3. Group discussions.
4. Short debates.
5. Short playlets/skits.
6. Short presentations (non-PowerPoint).
7. Short group presentations.
8. Selling items like pens or any stuff in the class.
9. Motivational poems - like "Think you Can".
10. Throw a word at them. Let them make sentences at high speed.
Hope it helps. All the best.
From India, Delhi
Hi,
Thanks, Riyaz, for your appreciation and also for adding to the ideas list. I am sure all those keen to make learning fun cannot say they do not have a list of ideas on how to enthuse and inspire the participants.
Regards
From India, Mumbai
Thanks, Riyaz, for your appreciation and also for adding to the ideas list. I am sure all those keen to make learning fun cannot say they do not have a list of ideas on how to enthuse and inspire the participants.
Regards
From India, Mumbai
Dear Mary,
One communication game clicked in my mind, which is as follows:
In a group of students, select two persons. One (1st person) will draw a drawing on the board as per the instructions of the other person (2nd person). The 2nd person will have a drawing consisting of a triangle, circle, square, etc., mixed. Both persons will stay at least 15 feet apart. The 2nd person, by seeing the drawing, instructs the 1st person to draw the image as per the sheet he is holding. However, a strict warning to both is that they will not look at each other. The 2nd person will only verbally instruct the 1st person, and based on the 2nd person's guidance, the 1st person (you can include the audience as well) will draw the image on the board. After completion, you can compare the actual drawing with the one drawn on the board by the 1st person. This exercise is a good example of communication and how we convey messages to others, and how they interpret them with their own perception.
I believe I have communicated this effectively.
If you have any doubts, you can reach me at 09011017601.
Thanks,
Jayant Singarwadi
From India, Pune
One communication game clicked in my mind, which is as follows:
In a group of students, select two persons. One (1st person) will draw a drawing on the board as per the instructions of the other person (2nd person). The 2nd person will have a drawing consisting of a triangle, circle, square, etc., mixed. Both persons will stay at least 15 feet apart. The 2nd person, by seeing the drawing, instructs the 1st person to draw the image as per the sheet he is holding. However, a strict warning to both is that they will not look at each other. The 2nd person will only verbally instruct the 1st person, and based on the 2nd person's guidance, the 1st person (you can include the audience as well) will draw the image on the board. After completion, you can compare the actual drawing with the one drawn on the board by the 1st person. This exercise is a good example of communication and how we convey messages to others, and how they interpret them with their own perception.
I believe I have communicated this effectively.
If you have any doubts, you can reach me at 09011017601.
Thanks,
Jayant Singarwadi
From India, Pune
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