Ken Anderson
Telephone Game (Whisper Down the Lane)
Instructions: The Telephone game is played with as few as five people (usually sitting in a circle or line formation) and starts when one person whispers a statement to the person sitting to their right. Each person whispers and repeats the statement in the next person's ear until the end of the line or circle is reached. The last person in the group announces the statement aloud for the rest of the group to compare the original statement with the end statement.
Results: Our group successfully repeated the correct and original dictation. In larger groups with less personal relationships have a greater chance of diverging from the original statement.
According to education.com, the game can be played over a longer amount of time to test information retention.
Sources:
Dictionary.com- Chinese Whispers
Conclusions: The exercise highlights the important group skills of listening and information retention of the participants. The exercise also illustrates individual interpretation of dialogue within a group.
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