Echoed Dialogue
Pairs – No Supplies – 10 Minutes
How to Run Echoed Dialogue
- Divide the group into pairs
- Provide the prompt that everyone will be responding to
- Have the first speaking partner begin, briefly responding to the prompt
- Then have the listening partner repeat back what the speaking partner said word-for-word
- The speaking partner may clarify or restate their statements until they word them in a way that satisfies the speaking partner to hear repeated back
- Repeat until the time is up (2-5 minutes) and then have the partners swap roles
Examples & Prompts
When you want participants to feel seen:
“Why do you do this work?”
“What’s something that’s challenging about your job that’s underestimated by most people?”
When you want to prompt emotional catharsis:
“What do you wish you said?” [go back and tell a story of regret, then have them rewrite the story with what they wanted to say or should have said]
“What’s an apology you wanted to make but couldn’t?”
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