| Keywords: | Communication; Shy Participants; Trusting Environment |
| Objectives: | Providing a safe and trusting environment. Giving participants the confidence to share their opinions. |
| Target group: | Groups of literate, but shy, migrants who speak a common language. |
| Duration: | 30 minutes |
| Methodology step-by-step: | 1. Speak to the participants and perhaps give them an ice breaker to make them feel at ease in the group. 2. Name a topic that you would like to discuss. 3. Give the participants pencils and paper and ask them to write what they think about the topic. They may put their name on the sheet if they wish. 4. Place the statements into a box. 5. Read each statement individually and encourage the participants to discuss them. NOTE: Step 5 may be excluded if the participants are extremely shy. |
| Resources needed: | Pencils Paper Box A prepared ice-breaker (optional) |
| Challenges: | Some of the participants may still be too shy to express their opinion. |