Comments on: Role Play: the dreaded beast of interactive training http://shortfusecentral.com/2010/03/31/role-play-the-dreaded-beast-of-interactive-training/ Interactive theatre tools to ignite change in the workplace Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:00:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: shortf http://shortfusecentral.com/2010/03/31/role-play-the-dreaded-beast-of-interactive-training/comment-page-1/#comment-5 shortf Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:11:50 +0000 http://shortfusecentral.com/?p=409#comment-5 Thanks Rob - I think your mention of "telling their stories" brings up a valuable result of a good role play; it really serves as a catalyst to get the participants to share their own experiences about the issues, and gets the conversation into a deeper, more authentic place. Thanks Rob – I think your mention of “telling their stories” brings up a valuable result of a good role play; it really serves as a catalyst to get the participants to share their own experiences about the issues, and gets the conversation into a deeper, more authentic place.

]]> By: Rob Neal http://shortfusecentral.com/2010/03/31/role-play-the-dreaded-beast-of-interactive-training/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Rob Neal Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:12:46 +0000 http://shortfusecentral.com/?p=409#comment-4 Role playing done well can be very useful and I agree that having professional actors present some of the scenes can make a major difference in how they can better portray the intensity of feelings that people in a real situation may be experiencing. There are also many good ways to get participants involved with the actors in a scene, telling their stories, or learning more about how to better portray reality through role plays. Keep up the fun and and good work. Role playing done well can be very useful and I agree that having professional actors present some of the scenes can make a major difference in how they can better portray the intensity of feelings that people in a real situation may be experiencing. There are also many good ways to get participants involved with the actors in a scene, telling their stories, or learning more about how to better portray reality through role plays. Keep up the fun and and good work.

]]> By: shortf http://shortfusecentral.com/2010/03/31/role-play-the-dreaded-beast-of-interactive-training/comment-page-1/#comment-3 shortf Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:54:48 +0000 http://shortfusecentral.com/?p=409#comment-3 Arthur; You've had some interesting experiences with this I think - I'm intrigued with your last sentence "If anything, the role plays became too realistic, and conflicts that we thought were only being role played became much more real." In corporate settings, people have been known to respond to the idea of role play with a degree of fear - often born out of having to step out of a familiar "role" and into a degree of self revelation. Arthur;

You’ve had some interesting experiences with this I think – I’m intrigued with your last sentence “If anything, the role plays became too realistic, and conflicts that we thought were only being role played became much more real.” In corporate settings, people have been known to respond to the idea of role play with a degree of fear – often born out of having to step out of a familiar “role” and into a degree of self revelation.

]]> By: shortf http://shortfusecentral.com/2010/03/31/role-play-the-dreaded-beast-of-interactive-training/comment-page-1/#comment-2 shortf Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:42:55 +0000 http://shortfusecentral.com/?p=409#comment-2 Is the role play really so "dreaded"? That's not been my experience, and I'm certainly not an actor. I also used to do a lot of training asking people to role play different roles, and rarely did I have trouble getting people engaged. If anything, the role plays became too realistic, and conflicts that we thought were only being role played became much more real. Arthur Arthur Fink Photography Studio / Gallery in Portland, Maine, and also on Peaks Island www.arthurfinkphoto.com af@arthurfinkphoto.com 207.615.5722 Read, and comment on, my blog: www.InsightAndClarity.com Is the role play really so “dreaded”? That’s not been my experience, and I’m certainly not an actor. I also used to do a lot of training asking people to role play different roles, and rarely did I have trouble getting people engaged. If anything, the role plays became too realistic, and conflicts that we thought were only being role played became much more real.

Arthur

Arthur Fink Photography

Studio / Gallery in Portland, Maine, and also on Peaks Island
http://www.arthurfinkphoto.com af@arthurfinkphoto.com 207.615.5722

Read, and comment on, my blog: http://www.InsightAndClarity.com

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