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The Sound Ball

The Sound Ball
Needs a room

Throw a sound across the circle. Catch it exactly, then throw a new one.

An invented sound and gesture is thrown across the circle; whoever catches it repeats it exactly, then invents a new one and throws that to somebody else. It gets a room making noises they would never normally make in front of colleagues, which is precisely the loosening it exists for.

CreativityLaughterEnergy BoostNon-Verbal Communication
Use this when

A room needs properly loosening before anything creative, and has already done something easier first.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. Before creative or performance work

  2. A group who have warmed up and can go further

  3. Any circle that needs its inhibitions lowered

The run-sheet

What you get once it’s yours. Open any of them to see how.

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At a glance
8–30people
4–8minutes
Energyhigh
Where
Needs a room
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
communication