Communication Processes

In class this week we talked and read about group processes. We did an activity where one person was blind-folded and their partner had to direct them around the room that was made into an obstacle course. It was a great was to show how important communication is. It was a really good way to bring trust between your partner and you because the blind-folded person had to completely reply on their partner on getting them to their destination. For the partner who could see, it probably took a great deal of concentration because they don't know if their directions were good enough or detailed enough. 


It gave a good example of how us as a peer mentors are going to have to communication next year. I am going to have to analyze situations of freshman and know when I will need to give detailed answers, like where to go for these certain resources. Or if my answers need to be more broad like in advice giving so I don't accidentally give them advice but I just lead them to the answer they want. We also played a game where we had to all stand on a little blanket and somehow get it flipped over. I think this would have been a great exercise if the blanket would have been bigger or there were less people on the blanket. It was a good way to work on our problem solving skills within a larger group and to see how the activity was going to get accomplished or if it even was going too. It was also a great way to bond with the other peer mentors!