Adapt this puzzler to your content. Once the puzzle has been worked out, use the activity to start a discussion on attention to detail, creative thinking or problem solving.
Set-up Script
Pretend you are training pharmaceutical representatives or medical professionals of any kind. Once they have the puzzle (either projected or on chart paper), ask which Margaret likes doing: writing scripts or giving samples and why?
Hint: Where are the silent letters?
VERBAL
This is a VERBAL energizer
VERBAL
Margaret, the nurse,
likes syringes but not
unknown needles;
she likes surgery but not
knives. Does she like
writing scripts or
giving samples?
This opener or energizer is from Bob Pike and Betsy Allen’s book Powerful Presentations.
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