The document discusses rounds and dyads, which are group activities used by leaders. Rounds involve each member taking a turn responding to a prompt from the leader and allow the leader to assess the group and keep members engaged. Dyads involve splitting the group into pairs to discuss a topic, which varies the format and allows quiet members to speak one-on-one. Both techniques are beneficial for building comfort, processing information, and drawing out all members when used properly by the leader.

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ROUNDS
o A round is an activity where every
member is asked to respond to
some stimulus posed by the
leader.
oThe value of rounds cannot be
over-emphasized. Rounds get
members focused and engaged.
oRounds can be beneficial during all
phases of a group session.
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Designated
Word or
Phrase
 Yes/No round regarding if you
have something to say or
something you’d like discussed
 Helps the leader to get a “read” on
your members
 Here/Getting Here/Not Here round
as a way to start your groups
 Helps get members focused
 Helps leader to get a sense of where
members are
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Designated
Number
 Use 1-10 scale
 Rate your week
 Rate your life, relationship, job
 Rate some issue or concern (e.g. anger, jealousy,
guilt, liking of school, liking one’s body
 Rate how much you know about a certain topic
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Word or
Phrase
 “In a word or phrase, how was your week?”
 “In a word or phrase, what did you think of the
article?”
 “In a word or phrase, what did you learn from the
activity?”
 “What is your reaction to the proposal—in a word
or phrase?”
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Round
Longer than a word or phrase but, does limit how
much a member can say—leader indicates that he
or she is going to get comments from everyone. An
example would be:
“I’d like to hear briefly from each of you about
__________.
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RoundsAre
GoodTo:
 Build comfort and trust
 Get members focused
 Gather information and locate energy
 Shift the focus to involve all members
 Draw out quiet members
 Deepen the intensity
 Process exercises
 Summarize
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About
Rounds
 Where to start the round
 Not with a difficult, resistant
member
 Start so that you can end on a
certain member (often one you want
to draw out)
 Don’t stay too long with members
who are hesitant
 Processing Rounds
 Ask questions based on the
information gathered from the
round
 Don’t do rounds just to fill up time
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Dyads
 A good group activity is to put members in dyads
(twos) or triads (threes) to discuss a topic or issue.
 Dyads serve as a way to vary the format and a way
to get members talking to at least one other
member.
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Uses of
Dyads
 Developing Comfort
 Warming up members and building energy
 Processing information and group exercises
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Uses of
Dyads
continued
Providing leader/member
interaction
--leader can pair up with a member
for a specific purpose, such as
providing encouragement, dealing
with resistance
Finishing a topic
Getting certain members
together for a specific purpose,
such as common issues
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Uses of
Dyads
continued
 Changing the format
 Providing time for the leader to think, add to, or
change a plan, consider strategies for helping
specific members, etc.
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Pairing
Members for
Dyads
 Member’s Choice
 Leader’s Choice
 By seating
 By leader picking the pairs
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 Pay attention to the time in dyads
Usually 3-5 minutes
 Make sure members stay on task
 The leader’s role in dyads
 Join one
 Pair self with one other member
 Listen to all the dyads
 Using triads instead of dyads
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Triads
 Advantages—good for educational groups
 More viewpoints
 If one member is quiet, there will still be talking
between the other two
 Disadvantages
 Quiet person can remain quiet
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