Teamwork, Verbal Communication, Problem Solving, Leadership
Training Activity Overview
SignLines is a compact, challenging exercise relating to group management and communication, which highlights key themes in organisational and personal development. It develops team communication, organisation, leadership and more.
Signlines successfully illustrates the vital importance of sharing information to enable the whole group to achieve a collective goal. It involves a real test of communication and listening as well as group problem-solving.
Learning Outcomes
Communication and Teamworking
- Establishing a common language and meaning
- The significance of feedback to ensure understanding
- The importance of open, challenging communication
- Active and reflective listening
- The management of information flow between individuals, sub-groups and the entire team
- The need for accurate information sharing and explanation
- Ensuring all team members participate
- The sorting, structuring and retention of complex information
Performance Improvement
- Illustrating the need for preparation, practice, review and amendments to be made
- Ensuring that everyone is clear about expectations
- Self coaching to higher levels of performance
- Working and improving under time pressure
Problem Solving and Task Planning
- Information seeking and information giving
- Working under time pressure
- Drawing out and evaluating alternative solutions
- Clear success indications within constraints
- Effective planning Leadership and Team Management
- Managing individual contribution and input
- Developing awareness of individual needs
- Team decision-making
- Monitoring, control and disciplined implementation of plans
How it works
Tiles bearing a set of symbols are distributed amongst the participants, which together form a complete grid of 30 cards. After 40 minutes discussion and planning, the task of the team is to assemble a pre-defined grid with the tiles. They must do this correctly in under a minute. Each team member may not show or exchange their tiles and no written or recording of symbols is permitted during the planning period. Information exchange is verbal only.
SignLines provides an ideal follow-up activity to
Colourblind another of our training activities. The principles of effective communication can be applied in ‘Sign Lines’ and skills further refined. Together, the exercises offer an excellent opportunity to experiment with the techniques required to manage complex communication processes and they form the basis for a powerful communication skills workshop
Contents
30 High Quality laminated Signline cards
Free standing structure to insert the cards
Facilitators guide
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Who is it for? All staff
Duration: 1 hour (Including debrief)
Number of Participants: 6 - 30
