conversation circle
Seated talking group
A conversation circle is a group discussion format where participants sit in a circle to encourage equal participation and eye contact.
The arrangement signals that no single person dominates—everyone faces the center.
Common in classrooms, therapy groups, and community gatherings: We started each workshop with a conversation circle to check in.
- discussionExchange of ideas
- open dialogueUnrestricted mutual communication
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- small groupLimited gathering of people
roundtable · talking · sharing · check in · go around · fireside · salon · huddle · chat · forum · intimate · face to face · heart to heart · voices · listening · deep listening · group · campfire
conversation circlelecture
Educational spoken presentation
monologue · lecture hall · sermon · keynote address · dictation
conversation circlecaptive audience
Group forced to listen
spectators · listeners · viewers · recipients · attendees
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