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EXPERIENCE COMES FIRST, CONCEPTS SECOND.

EXPERIENCE COMES FIRST, CONCEPTS SECOND.

It is significant to keep this in mind when presenting exercises. Due to this reason, it is recommended that the purpose of an exercise is NOT mentioned at the beginning of the exercise. Nonetheless, after the exercise is experienced, participants can usually figure out the purpose of the exercise themselves, or the facilitator mentions it just as an emphasis.

It is vital to present the instructions for the exercise as clearly and concisely as possible. Usually, people are more apt to listen to the instructions without distractions when they are in the big circle. But, it's also a good idea to repeat the instructions after people have been divided into small groups.

Involving participants as soon as possible is always helpful. For instance, if there is a poster to be read, you might ask for volunteers to read it line by line, pop-corn style, where one person starts and the next just pops in and continues.