Quick Writes takes two to three minutes and is intended to remove some of the performance anxiety people feel at speaking extemporaneously.
Purposes
To get people immediately focused on a question or issue
To write down thoughts so that participants have something to contribute
To remove some of the anxiety associated with speaking extemporaneously
To provide an opening for text-based discussions
How It Works
Participants write a response to a question or prompt about their prior reading of a text such as a report, policy brief, program evaluation, or assigned chapter.
People have two to three minutes to write their answers as extensively as possible (sometimes called free writes). They keep these for the group ...
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