converge · Role Playing, Skill Practice · 45 min · 3-30 people · medium energy

Step Up Your Courage: Showtime

Participants re-enact their challenging social situation, integrating the ideas and tactics they gathered in previous steps. This provides a safe and supportive environment to practice courageous behavior and receive feedback.

When to use Step Up Your Courage: Showtime

Use this method to provide participants with a practical opportunity to apply new skills and strategies in a realistic scenario.

What it solves

Fear of failure, difficulty translating knowledge into action, lack of confidence.

How to run Step Up Your Courage: Showtime, step by step

  1. Each participant replays their scenario, embodying the courageous person they aspire to be. (15 mins)
  2. The other group members take on roles as actors, creating learning opportunities for the main character. (15 mins)
  3. Actors experiment with different approaches and replay the scene multiple times in varied ways. (15 mins)

Materials needed

  • Scenario descriptions
  • Props (optional)
  • Timer

Facilitator tips

  • Create a safe and supportive environment for experimentation.
  • Encourage actors to provide constructive feedback.
  • Step in to collaborate with the students or even pause the scene to provide support and guidance during their learning process. Act as a coach, encouraging them to reflect and experiment.

Common pitfalls

  • Participants may feel self-conscious or uncomfortable role-playing. Remind them that it's a practice space and encourage them to embrace the process.
  • Actors may struggle to create realistic scenarios or provide helpful feedback. Provide them with clear guidelines and examples.

Variations

  • Use different scenarios or prompts to tailor the activity to specific contexts.
  • Incorporate video recording to allow participants to review their performance and identify areas for improvement.

Running it online or hybrid

Requires careful planning to ensure effective interaction and feedback in a virtual environment. Consider using collaborative storytelling tools or virtual role-playing platforms.

What it produces

A re-enactment of the challenging social situation, incorporating new behaviors and strategies.

Origin

Based on work by Daniëlle Takkenberg and Nienke Meulenbroeks — source

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