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Dice and color
cubes
Traits & Stickers
characteristics

Rubber Markers
stamp

Toys Imprinted
and or
props punched
shapes
Selecting
small group
leaders and
Volunteers

MINDMAP 1. Selecting Small Group Leaders and Volunteers

In considering ways to involve people in activities, it is important to remember that
some people are “private” and might become embarrassed if forced to take a lead role,
or if they are put on the spot.
It is also usually a good idea at the beginning of a session to identify trainer and
participant expectations in some way. One of these means might be to state that, if a
participant does not want to take a leadership role or volunteer, he or she can “pass”
without being embrarassed. When you are ready to select small group spokespersons
(leaders) and notetakers (scribes), use your imagination to make the event fun and add
a little interaction and activity to the session. Just as with grouping participants, this
task is limited only by your imagination and desire to think outside the box.
The following are some possible ways to select randomly “volunteers.”