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Waiting for the last one(s)

1) Have you ever/ or will facethe problem of breaking theice in a team of people who

dont know its other?2) Have you seen Borat or

Bruno?

3) Do you have a favorite ice-breaking game?

4) Have you seen Eyes wide

shut (Kubrick)???

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Masks as Icebreakers

An experiment made by EESTECduring Bio-improve your lifeand turned out to become a

tool : )

On behalf of eestec:

Panos Symvoulidis

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Framework of the idea

Eestec: Electrical EngineeringStudents European assoCiation

ways to make engineers social awareand orient their research with greater

needs and good Workshop: bio-improve your life

implementation of technology forpeople with special needs

30 participants (+local students)

13 promoters

7 days tight schedule no time to

spend on icebreaking

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Needs behind of the idea

Quickand

effective

Funny

and effective

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welcome event

icebreaking welcome party

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Photos

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Some results

1. Everyone remembered each othermaybe not as Andres but as Kung-Fu Panda

2. The were randomly changing groups

rather than creating 2-3 fixed sub-groups

3. The less social participants, where

approached by the other memberwith the excuse of first nightshappening

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Why was this a success?

1. Easy first-line : )

you are a great (pause) What RU?

2. Feel-free to express (it is not you thatis getting embarrassed but your

role)a big hug from a fluffy bear is always acceptable

3. more emphasized differsthe hippo-giraffe is clearer than Tom-Thomas

4. Chances for personal 1-1 moments

the moments of preparation for example

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Possible (???) dangers

1. Discrimination of no/badcostumes

2. Costume as a protection wall hide behind the persona

3. Keeping the role after the endof the party

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Tip&Tricks

1. Easy- wide costume theme

2. Have some accessories/bodyor face paints for the not-prepared

3. Ask them to choose wiselycostume:Role=Name/Characteristic

4. Modify the ice-breakers

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10Q : )

On behalf of EESTEC thank you foryour:-time-feedback-expansion ideas

For furtherinformation/communication:symvou@gmail.com (personal)

eestec.ntua.gr (Athens)eestec.net (International)

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Quiz???

Question: Why we choose thistheme?

Real Answer: Google result at

ppt theme mask

Best Answer:________________(\\able to support why the presenter preferred

some quality time with the participants of TF4rather than finding the appropriatebackground. : )

thank you personally for time and the needed

excuses