Pairing of proverbs to find your partner

The tips for trainers section describes a variant of a well-known introductions exercise used as an 'ice-breaker' to introduce participants to each other in workshop settings. The game pairs participants by different language group (e.g. English-French) and once, paired up, gets them to interview their partner as best they can and then present him or her back to the rest of the workshop. The process of pairing up is done by miming proverbs - people with 'miming actions' instructions have to act them out while those with the 'proverbs' have to identify which of the mime matches their proverb. It is a useful exercise in breaking down language barriers and initial feelings of embarrassment between workshop participants who do not all speak the same language.