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- Julia O'Grady
Ice breakers can be corny, goofy and even risky at times. And they are a great way to get to know people before the "official business" of the day begins. In the following story, you will witness the ice breaker -- what people love and despise about the practice -- and how you can prepare for your next one.
Ice breakers can be corny, goofy and even risky at times. And they are a great way to get to know people before the "official business" of the day begins. In the following story, you will witness the ice breaker -- what people love and despise about the practice -- and how you can prepare for your next one.
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Ice breakers can be corny, goofy and even risky at times. And they are a great way to get to know people before the "official business" of the day begins. In the following story, you will witness the ice breaker -- what people love and despise about the practice -- and how you can prepare for your next one.
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Review of How To Deal With Ice BreakersThis is a nice light piece with humor. It opened my eyes to how useful and enjoyable a little ice breaker can be when you just don't know anything about the person standing next to you. I think this short work shows a lot of promise and I hope Ms. O'Grady continues to produce more work in the future. |
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Review of How To Deal With Ice BreakersThis light, clear piece feels like fall, when you are asked to "hang out with new people" and come out of yourself in a class or other new group. I like the sound elements she uses. The interviews are good and "in situ." Criticisms would involve a little tighter structuring (without losing the nice elements), and certainly she needs to deliver her own narrative with more pacing and energy, and alittle less "page." The problems are mild, however. This piece is ready for airing in a back to school mood. |
Transcript
Ice Breakers Narration
?I?m really bad with names,? my professor said. ?So, tell me yours, your hometown and one thing that?s really interesting about you.?
Recently, I returned to school and that was my first assignment. It was an ice breaker ? you know those getting to know you group exercises.
Thomas was sitting two seats in front of me. He said his name, where he was from and mentioned he was double-jointed in both shoulders. Then, he spun both arms around 360 degrees in their sockets.
When my turn came, I drew a complete blank. I couldn?t compete with Thomas and I couldn?t even think of anything interesting to say. I was shocked that these benign little questions made me so nervous.
Since that experience, I have been on a journey to better understand this quirky ritual called the ice breaker.
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Posted on September 13, 2006 at 02:24 PM | Permalink
Review of How To Deal With Ice Breakers
Your voice is crystal clear and steady on this piece. Your levels are totally awesome too! The purpose of your story is made quite clear at the beginning and I simply love it. You got to talk to people from lots of different settings where icebreakers are used and you got sound clips of them (very important). The only thing I suggest you work on is a few of the transitions with music and people's voices. I can tell this story was well thought out, because organizationally it makes sense. Congrats on an amazing piece. I hope to hear more!