This document provides instructions for a team building activity called "Telephone Pictionary" where groups of 5-10 participants take turns writing short phrases and drawing pictures to create a collaborative story. Each person receives a stack of paper and writes a starting phrase before passing the stack to draw a picture based on that phrase, and subsequent participants add a caption based on the picture without seeing the original phrase, building a narrative as the stack circulates back to the starter. The goal is for the group to then piece together the full story from the random phrases and images.

1. Telephone PictionaryDuration: 15 minutesParticipants: Groups of 5-10Created by Humor That Workshttp://www.humorthatworks.com

2. InstructionsEach participant will receive a stack of paper which they will use to create a story by alternating between writing and drawing.Don’t worry about your artistic abilities, you won’t be graded on it Don’t look at any of the other sheets in your stack of papers.Most importantly...Have fun!Created by Humor That Workshttp://www.humorthatworks.com

3. #1 – The Starting SentenceOn the top sheet of paper, write a sentence or phrase. It can be your favorite or least favorite cliché, advice your mother gave you, a memorable line from a movie, or for real team-building magic, a line that describes your personality.Example:“Hindsight is 20/20”Created by Humor That Workshttp://www.humorthatworks.com

4. #2 – The First DrawingNow, pass the stack of papers to the person to your left.Read the sentence passed to you, move it to the back of the stack, and draw a visual interpretation of that sentence.Created by Humor That Workshttp://www.humorthatworks.com

5. #3 – The Remaining PanelsPass the stack of papers to the person to your left.With the new stack, look at the picture and write down your text interpretation of that image. Do NOT look at the original sentence.Repeat these steps, passing to the left, until the stack of paper gets back to the original owners.“Eyes in the back of your head.”“No more talking for you!”Created by Humor That Workshttp://www.humorthatworks.com

6. #4 – Put It All Together“Hindsight is 20/20”Spread out all of the sheets of paper in order and see if you can tell some type of story with the sentences and images.Share good stories or the best / worst interpretations with the rest of the people at your table.“Eyes in the back of your head.”“No more talking for you!”Created by Humor That Workshttp://www.humorthatworks.com

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