What I Liked/What Bothered Me in Our Communication

Materials: Post-its, pencils, flipchart paper   Exercise description Everyone  is  given  a  few  post-its.  More  post-its are kept on hand in case someone needs them. The participants are tasked with...

What I (Don’t) Like in Communication with Others

Materials: Flipchart paper, markers   Exercise description On the wall or flipchart stand, put up a large paper with the title What I don’t like in communication with others. The...

Wall Newspaper: What Is Nonviolent Communication?

Wall Newspaper: What I’m Trying to Achieve with Nonviolent Communication

Theoretical Summary: Principles of Nonviolent Communication

Materials: Flipchart   Exercise description The trainer briefly introduces the principles of nonviolent  communication  and  various  techniques (I-speech, active listening, open-ended questions). After the presentation, a handout should be distributed...

Small Groups Discussion about Communication

Exercise description Split into small groups  (of 4, for example). Discussion topics: How do I react when I’m bothered by someone’s way of communicating (use concrete examples)? A good reaction...

Practising “I-speech” through Role Play

Exercise description Participants are divided into four groups (of four or five participants). They have 10 minutes to come up with a short conflict role play. It would be best...

Practising “I-speech” in Pairs

Exercise description Split into pairs. Instructions: Think about a situation that made you angry, explain the circumstances to your partner and role play your initial reaction. Your partner should respond...

Nonviolent Communication

The main aims of the workshop on Nonviolent Communication are: identifying what people in the group like and what bothers them in communication with others; drawing up an agreement about...

First Round

Materials: Chairs   Exercise description The chairs are set up in two concentric circles, so that each chair in the inner circle faces a chair in the outer circle (see...

Feedback in Pairs

Exercise description Before the exercise, briefly introduce the notion of feedback, its rules and purpose. This is an opportunity to give each other feedback and to receive it. We approach...

Cooperation Agreement

Materials: Flipchart paper, markers   Exercise description Participants give suggestions for terms of the Cooperation Agreement. Someone from the training team writes these down so everyone can see them. If...

Controlled Dialogue*

Exercise description Using the barometer set-up with the poles of Strongly Agree and Strongly Disagree, find pairs with different opinions and an observer for each pair. Barometer method: Determine two...

Commendations

Materials: Paper and pencils   Exercise description The participants write a commendation for a person they know on a piece of paper. All the papers are collected into a “hat”....

Better Understanding

Materials: Flipchart paper, markers   Exercise description Split into four groups. Group discussions about: “What contributes to better understanding and constructive dialogue? Which modes of communication shut down dialogue and...

Annexes for the Workshop Nonviolent Communication

I-speech I-speech is a nonviolent communication technique that enables the expression of needs and wishes and aims to improve understanding of the other and of oneself. It is concrete and...

Active Listening Exercise

Materials: Flipchart paper, marker   Exercise description Split the group into pairs. Person A takes five minutes to tell their partner, person B, about something that angered them recently or...