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CircularResponseDiscussionProtocol

GroupSize:812people
Instructions:

Chooseathemethatthegroupwishestodiscuss.

Formintoacircleandaskforavolunteertostartthediscussion.

Thispersonspeaksuptoaminuteorsoaboutthethemechosen.Nointerruptions
areallowedduringthisfirstroundoftalking.

Aftertheminuteisup,thefirstdiscussantyieldsthefloorandthepersonsittingto
thediscussant'sleftspeaksforaminuteorso.

Theseconddiscussantmustshowinhercontributionhowwhatsheissaying
springsfrom,orisinresponseto,thecommentsofthefirstdiscussant.

Afteraminuteorso,theseconddiscussantstopsspeaking,andthepersontoher
leftbecomesthethirddiscussant,andthusthediscussionmovesalltheway
aroundthecircle.

Onceeveryonehashadtheirchancetospeakinthisfirstroundthenthediscussion
movesintoopendiscussionnogroundrulesapplyinthisopenconversation.

Tosumup:
1.Inthefirstroundoftalknoonemaybeinterruptedwhilespeaking
2.Noonemayspeakoutofturninthecircle;
3.Eachpersonisallowedonlyaminuteorsotospeak;
4.Eachperson,inallcomments,muststrivetoshowhowhisorherremarksspringfrom,
orrespondto,thecommentsofthepreviousdiscussant.
5.Aftereachdiscussanthashadaturntospeak,thefloorisopenedforgeneral
conversation,andthepreviousgroundrulesarenolongerinforce.

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