Accentuate The Positive
An Icebreaker Activity
Recommended Class Size: Suitable up to about 30; depends on class size and available training time. Fifteen to 20 minutes, however, is time well spent for any good icebreaker.
Materials Needed: None
Time Required: Allow about 30 seconds for participants to think of their positive adjective and then permit about 20 to 30 seconds per person for introductions.
Instructions: Ask each participant to introduce themselves by name and include a positive descriptive adjective that begins with the same letter as his/her first name. For example: “ I am energetic Ellen Smith.”
NOTE: For additional impact -throughout the class the facilitator and other class participants should try to remember and address one another using the positive adjective.