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* Let participants know that its OK to ask someone else’s name if you don’t remember.
* Start with one object, like a koosh ball.
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* Explain: "I'm going to start by tossing this ball to someone else in the circle.
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* This is a good point to encourage people to wait until the person you call looks you in the eye to throw the ball.
* Explain: "Now we are going to try to repeat the process, but we are going to see how many balls we can keep up in the air at any one time. Any questions?"
* Once any questions have been answered, toss the ball to the first person.
* As soon as they toss the ball, grab another one from your stash and toss it. * Repeat until * a) there is exactly the number of balls going as there are participants (an almost Herculean task) or * b) the process begins to break down.
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* Notice how many balls the group has going, and retrieve them as they come back to you.
* Typical modifications allow for participants to move their position, make agreements as to how they will throw to each other (e.g., "I'll toss mine to you high" or "I'll roll mine across the floor"), agree to pause the process when one ball goes awry, etc.
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* Begin the process again.
