1. Thisgame isaimedat practicingvarioussocial language skillsincludingnetworking,introducing,small
talketc. Each studentinthe group isgiven a card to studyand instructed to pay special attentionto
the NOTE at the bottom.
The situationisset:You are attendinga conference onglobal innovation trendsattendedby some
of the most influential people fromITand Media business.Duringa coffee breakyou meetseveral
new people atthe coffee table.Try to make some new useful businesscontacts.
Studentshave 10 minutestomake some new contacts,findcommonareasof interest,maintain
conversation,anddiscussthe NOTE.
Name
Bill Gates
Birthplace
1955 Seattle,Washington
Interests
philanthropy, books,traveling,tennis,bridge, learningnew
things
Current Job and
Employer
MICROSOFT:Chief software architect(parttime)
BILL AND MELLINDA GATES FOUNDATION :Chairman
Travel Dubai
Studies HARVARD
Family Wife and3 children
NOTE: You heardabout an interesting idea:social website for
millionaires.Youwouldbe interestedtojoinandwantto get
some more informationfromothers.
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Birth
1984 White Plains,New York
Interests
programming,studyingChinese,friedchickenpizza, learning
howto cook, political activism
Current Job and
Employer
FACEBOOK:ChairmanandChief executive
Travel China
Studies HARVARD
Family Wife
NOTE: You are startinga new project:social website formillionaires.
Try to get some of the othersto join.
2. Name
ElonMusk
Birth
1971, Pretoria,Gauteng,SouthAfrica
Interests
cars- racing,flying,philanthropy,JamesBondmovies,
futurology,Ufology
Current Job and
Employer
Co-founderandboardmember:PayPal
CEO :TeslaMotors, Space X
Travel Maledivas
Studies Universityof Pensylvania
Family Married 2X (divorced2ndwife,thenremarried), 6sons (one
diedof suddeninfantdeathsyndrome)
NOTE: You heardabout an interestingidea:social website for
millionaires.Youare not sure whatto thinkaboutit, butyou are
a little suspicious.
Name
Oprah Winfrey
Birth
1954, MississippiUSA
Interests
Reading,photography,spendingtime withherdogs.
Current Job and
Employer
Oprah WinfreyShow: Host,ChairwomenandCEOof Oprah
WinfreyNetwork,Author,Actress
Travel Europe
Studies Tennessee State University
Family nevermarried,hada sonat the age of 14(diedshortafterbirth)
liveswithherboyfriend
NOTE: You heardabout an interestingidea:social website for
millionaires. Youthinkitisa bad idea,because itmighthelpthe
formationof worldelite withtoomuchpower.
3. Name
Steve Jobs
Birth
1955, San FranciscoCalifornia
Interests
philanthropy,Traveling,rollerblading,technologyand
inventions,skiing,music(BobDylan)
Current Job and
Employer
Apple Inc.:Cofounder,CEO
PIXAR:Cofounder,CEO
Travel Africa,Asia
Studies RedCollege (Droppedout)
Family Wife,4 children
NOTE: You heardabout an interestingidea:social website for
millionaires. Youwantto know whatthe othersthinkaboutit.If
theylike it,youwill jointoo.
