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MOSAIC - The training kit for Euro-Mediterranean youth work

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Talking proportions<br />

Who does most of the talking?!<br />

This is a fun activity, looking at the group’s attitudes to participation.<br />

<strong>The</strong>mes<br />

Level of<br />

complexity 1<br />

Participation Intercultural Political and<br />

learning<br />

institutional context<br />

Issues addressed<br />

Objectives<br />

Participation<br />

Roles and power differences<br />

within a group<br />

Degrees and <strong>for</strong>ms of involvement<br />

in society<br />

Preparation<br />

To stimulate participants to reflect<br />

on their behaviour in the group<br />

To illustrate the perception that<br />

participants have of their own<br />

participation<br />

To discuss elements of a group<br />

dynamic that influence behaviour<br />

To initiate discussion on<br />

participation in the wider<br />

community<br />

Make sure you have enough space <strong>for</strong> participants to stand in one straight line.<br />

Group<br />

size 8+<br />

Time<br />

30-40 minutes<br />

Materials<br />

Make two signs, one saying “Talks most” and the other saying “Talks least”.<br />

Instructions<br />

<br />

<br />

Invite everyone to stand up and <strong>for</strong>m a line between the two signs.<br />

People should position themselves along this line according to how<br />

much they feel they have been talking in the seminar. Explain that there<br />

are no “right” answers: a person’s position should depend on their own<br />

assessment of their participation.<br />

Talking proportions

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