Structured Experience 12–3: Building Rapport

Goals

The goals of this experience are to

  • reinforce the fact that most people share many similarities

  • demonstrate the power of focusing on similarities instead of differences

  • build rapport and relationships among participants.

Materials

None

Time

  • 10 minutes for setup, brainstorming, and prioritizing

  • 30 minutes for similarity networking session

  • 20 minutes for debriefing

Instructions

  1. Ask participants to brainstorm and write down all the different ways they identify themselves or others identify them (that ...

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