Let’s Talk: Strategies to Encourage Discussion Jade Geary, Amy Edwards, and Amie Freeman University of South Carolina, Columbia

Technique 1: Act Your Heart Out Divide into groups of at least 3 players. Select one contestant. The remaining players are actors. Actors open the game piece and share with other actors. Do not let the contestant see the game piece. Actors begin acting the word on the game piece. The contestant tries to guess the word.

Technique 2: Think, Pair, Share What is one thing that you did or that you would like to try in your teaching or library setting? Is there anything holding you back from sharing your ideas or experiences with your colleagues?

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