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Breakout Room Tag

A digital version of 'Tag' where participants move between breakout rooms to catch or evade others. It combines high-energy play with technical mastery of the meeting platform.

10-30 min5-100 peopleMedium
When to Use

To energize a large group and ensure everyone is comfortable navigating breakout room features.

How It Works

Solves: Participants feeling intimidated by or unfamiliar with virtual meeting software features.

Step-by-Step Instructions
Follow these steps to facilitate this method
  1. 1

    Step 1: Create multiple breakout rooms and enable the setting that allows participants to choose their own room.

  2. 2

    Step 2: Designate one person as 'It' and have everyone else distribute themselves across the rooms (3 mins).

  3. 3

    Step 3: 'It' enters a room, counts to ten, and tags someone by saying their name. That person is now 'It' (10-15 mins).

  4. 4

    Step 4: Close all rooms and debrief the experience in the main session.

Facilitator Tips
  • Play music in the main room to keep the energy up for those transitioning between rooms.
  • Add a 'Freeze Tag' rule where people must hold a funny pose if caught.
Variations
  • Themed Rooms: Each room has a different 'safe' activity (e.g., tell a joke) to avoid being tagged.
Source: Erica Marx CoachingLearn more