The document provides instructions for a simulation game where delegates are divided into two groups - "Experts" and "Derdians". The Experts must work with the Derdians to build a paper bridge in 30 minutes. However, the Derdians have a unique culture with rules around touching, greetings, saying yes/no, and gender roles for tools that could complicate the project. The game is meant to teach delegates about cross-cultural communication and international cooperation skills. Facilitators are advised to introduce the game professionally and have a discussion afterwards to emphasize how such skills are important for careers requiring global engagement.
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Virtual SDGC20 Workshop | Oct 23, 2020 | Dungeons and designers play baseService Design Network
Workshop | Dungeons and (Service) Designers: Play-Based Worldbuilding With Research
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With pitfalls abound, understanding the dynamics of their team takes time and getting and giving effective feedback across cultures is a challenge, as with unleashing the potential of their team.
The author relates the case of an Indian CEO assigned to lead a large business in Thailand and shares how executive coaching accelerated his learning and helped him take his team towards the next level of achievement and fulfillment.
Practical exercises and tools are reviewed, and the article highlights the importance of building trust, enabling productive conflicts and strengthening accountability in the multi-cultural executive team.
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Strategy is one of the most abused and misused terms in marketing. When I was a younger, I struggled a lot with that. There are so much opinions out there and it seems like everyone tries contradicting each other on purpose. On the 2nd of October, I got the chance to speak to 50 students at Thomas More Hogeschool and to tell them what I think strategy is and why it is so goddamn necessary in communications, marketing and yes, let's just say the world.
Comments and feedback are definitely welcome.
Chapter12PresentationsGoals· Understand audience and forma.docxchristinemaritza
Chapter12
Presentations
Goals
· Understand audience and formality
· Plan for audience, topic, graphic aids, location, time, and stage fright
· Determine how to organize and compose presentations
· Prepare outline, notes, and appearance
· Rehearse for a presentation
· Present with confidence
· Organize a group presentation
Terms
· adrenaline, p. 287
· anecdote, p. 288
· auditory, p. 294
· direct approach, p. 287
· external audiences, p. 281
· feedback, p. 294
· formal presentations, p. 281
· indirect approach, p. 288
· informal presentations, p. 281
· internal audiences, p. 281
· rhetorical question, p. 288
WRITE TO LEARN
Recall speakers whose performances you have enjoyed. For instance, you may have had an instructor who held your attention from the moment you entered the classroom. Perhaps you appreciated a speaker at a club meeting or special event. What made these speakers effective communicators? List the qualities and actions that helped these speakers to be effective. For instance, consider these questions: What did the speaker do to get your attention at the beginning? What did the speaker provide as visual support so you could better understand the message?
Focus on Presentations
Read the sample presentation slide on the next page and answer these questions:
· Who is the intended audience?
· What does the title contribute to the slide?
· Why is the information in the notes not covered in the slide?
· Does the slide need animation? Why or why not?
What If?
· The writer had intended to deliver the presentation only online?
· Readers were unfamiliar with America’s economic situation?
· All audience members were experts in accounting?
Sample Presentation Graphics
From The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education, United States. Dept. of Education. Web. 3 Apr. 2009.
[email protected]
Elizabeth K. Tripodi is an attorney in Washington, D.C. She represents primarily shareholders of publicly traded companies in lawsuits against the company when there has been fraud.
Courtesy of Elizabeth Tripodi
For Elizabeth, a successful presentation is multifaceted: “A good presentation immediately provides an overview of where the presentation is going. It involves some sort of visual aid as well so that a listener is engaged both aurally and visually. Finally, I think anecdotes always make a presentation more interesting.”
When preparing a presentation, Elizabeth meticulously researches and outlines her material. “Research is such a key element, especially when preparing for a hearing before a judge. You need to be prepared to address any and all of the judge’s concerns. After researching, I outline my presentation. Following an outline ensures that I’m clear, concise, and that my audience can follow my reasoning.”
“After outlining, it’s practice, practice, practice,” says Elizabeth. “I like to start rehearsing in a room by myself, getting comfortable with the material and my arguments. It also helps me ...
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What you are today is based on deeds & decisions of the past
Life of individual can be much better if one has sought career guidance & took right decisions at critical mile stones Exhibiting & utilising soft skills and Has avoided mistakes in past if any
Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance to be an NGO globally aiming for
Students - Career guidance to decide path aligned to the potential & interest
Professionals - Soft skill enhancements to be good human being & professional
Citizen – Learning from mistakes of others & avoiding those in own life
Be mentor using your education, knowledge & experience to contribute for a social cause & do conduct free training/ workshop seeking help of existing platforms like rotary,etc
Kindly spread to your friends.Thank you!
- Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance
Let us make earth little softer..
Virtual SDGC20 Workshop | Oct 23, 2020 | Dungeons and designers play baseService Design Network
Workshop | Dungeons and (Service) Designers: Play-Based Worldbuilding With Research
PlayBase is a game/workshop format that allows participants to speculate on possible situations and take on different skillsets to problem-solve as a team. In this workshop Kokaew Wongpichet and Molly Oberholtzer are taking participants through the session from characters creation, game session and reflections on design application.
Coaching - Chp 5 - From CEO-coaching to Cross-cultural Team-Building by Jean-...Greatness Coaching
An adventure in Amazing Thailand - from CEO-coaching to Cross-cultural team-building.
CEOs appointed in unfamiliar countries are usually in for surprises and quite an adventure.
With pitfalls abound, understanding the dynamics of their team takes time and getting and giving effective feedback across cultures is a challenge, as with unleashing the potential of their team.
The author relates the case of an Indian CEO assigned to lead a large business in Thailand and shares how executive coaching accelerated his learning and helped him take his team towards the next level of achievement and fulfillment.
Practical exercises and tools are reviewed, and the article highlights the importance of building trust, enabling productive conflicts and strengthening accountability in the multi-cultural executive team.
Cross Cultural Skills: A Training Handbook for the Tourism & Hotel IndustryNeil Payne
A handbook/guide/manual on cross cultural skills released in 2012 for London's hotel and tourism sectors to assist them in dealing with foreign guests.
Strategy is one of the most abused and misused terms in marketing. When I was a younger, I struggled a lot with that. There are so much opinions out there and it seems like everyone tries contradicting each other on purpose. On the 2nd of October, I got the chance to speak to 50 students at Thomas More Hogeschool and to tell them what I think strategy is and why it is so goddamn necessary in communications, marketing and yes, let's just say the world.
Comments and feedback are definitely welcome.
Chapter12PresentationsGoals· Understand audience and forma.docxchristinemaritza
Chapter12
Presentations
Goals
· Understand audience and formality
· Plan for audience, topic, graphic aids, location, time, and stage fright
· Determine how to organize and compose presentations
· Prepare outline, notes, and appearance
· Rehearse for a presentation
· Present with confidence
· Organize a group presentation
Terms
· adrenaline, p. 287
· anecdote, p. 288
· auditory, p. 294
· direct approach, p. 287
· external audiences, p. 281
· feedback, p. 294
· formal presentations, p. 281
· indirect approach, p. 288
· informal presentations, p. 281
· internal audiences, p. 281
· rhetorical question, p. 288
WRITE TO LEARN
Recall speakers whose performances you have enjoyed. For instance, you may have had an instructor who held your attention from the moment you entered the classroom. Perhaps you appreciated a speaker at a club meeting or special event. What made these speakers effective communicators? List the qualities and actions that helped these speakers to be effective. For instance, consider these questions: What did the speaker do to get your attention at the beginning? What did the speaker provide as visual support so you could better understand the message?
Focus on Presentations
Read the sample presentation slide on the next page and answer these questions:
· Who is the intended audience?
· What does the title contribute to the slide?
· Why is the information in the notes not covered in the slide?
· Does the slide need animation? Why or why not?
What If?
· The writer had intended to deliver the presentation only online?
· Readers were unfamiliar with America’s economic situation?
· All audience members were experts in accounting?
Sample Presentation Graphics
From The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education, United States. Dept. of Education. Web. 3 Apr. 2009.
[email protected]
Elizabeth K. Tripodi is an attorney in Washington, D.C. She represents primarily shareholders of publicly traded companies in lawsuits against the company when there has been fraud.
Courtesy of Elizabeth Tripodi
For Elizabeth, a successful presentation is multifaceted: “A good presentation immediately provides an overview of where the presentation is going. It involves some sort of visual aid as well so that a listener is engaged both aurally and visually. Finally, I think anecdotes always make a presentation more interesting.”
When preparing a presentation, Elizabeth meticulously researches and outlines her material. “Research is such a key element, especially when preparing for a hearing before a judge. You need to be prepared to address any and all of the judge’s concerns. After researching, I outline my presentation. Following an outline ensures that I’m clear, concise, and that my audience can follow my reasoning.”
“After outlining, it’s practice, practice, practice,” says Elizabeth. “I like to start rehearsing in a room by myself, getting comfortable with the material and my arguments. It also helps me ...
How to Find a Career-Building Job Abroad: An Illustrated Guide to Navigating ...Leslie Forman
This illustrated guide shows you how to find a career-building job in a foreign country. Leslie Forman has created this model based on her 7+ years in China and Chile, as well as countless conversations with current and future expats. This deck features whimsical nautical drawings by Chilean artist Ignacio Barceló, and shows that finding an awesome job abroad requires a bit more than a Google search — it's a collaborative process that involves understanding your own motives and goals, doing your research, taking leaps, building strong local networks, recognizing your value in the local economy, and so much more.
My Presentation given to NSA-North Florida last September called: "Getting to the Heart of the Matter" it is my call for all Speakers, Trainers, Facilitators, Consultants and Coaches to figure out how to go deeper not wider!
Attributes of human being
Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance (EFG) is working as an NGO/NPO for students - Education & Career guidance and for Professionals for soft skills enhancements. I am working on speading , sharing knowledge; experience globally.All presentations have been uploaded at www.slideshare.net and search using key word "earthsoft"
What you are today is based on deeds & decisions of the past
Life of individual can be much better if one has sought career guidance & took right decisions at critical mile stones Exhibiting & utilising soft skills and Has avoided mistakes in past if any
Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance to be an NGO globally aiming for
Students - Career guidance to decide path aligned to the potential & interest
Professionals - Soft skill enhancements to be good human being & professional
Citizen – Learning from mistakes of others & avoiding those in own life
Be mentor using your education, knowledge & experience to contribute for a social cause & do conduct free training/ workshop seeking help of existing platforms like rotary,etc
Kindly spread to your friends.Thank you!
- Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance
Let us make earth little softer..
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
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unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
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Citius The Derdians
1. 1) Introduction of the Game
One of the main concerns in the introductory part is to present this game in a way
so that delegates are all excited about participating. Unfortunately, not everyone
will be enthusiastic right away, especially those AIESECers who have a very
quot;professionalquot; approach to doing their work in AIESEC. These people have high
expectations of the training quality and might reject to play (thereby encouraging
others to do the same). If you can manage to introduce the game in a way that
makes it look professional, then getting these people involved should be a piece of
cake.
Suggestions:
Avoid the word quot;gamequot; (because this might sound childish), but instead say
quot;international cooperation simulationquot; or even call it an quot;assessment centerquot;,
i.e. an opportunity for delegates to assess their skills (maybe prepare a slide
with a list of skills that can be tested in this game such as skills in
teamworking, communication, leadership, intercultural awareness, open-
mindedness, etc.)
Tell delegates that this simulation is used by professional training agencies in
multinational companies to prepare expatriates for overseas projects.
When dividing the groups and looking for experts, don't say you need quot;15
expertsquot;, but quot;15 consultantsquot; or ask for volunteers with quot;international
experience and interest in the management consultancy businessquot;.
I can only assure you that you can easily influence all those quot;professionalquot;
AIESECers by just choosing your words carefully.
What to do when some delegates still not participate? This is up to you. Forcing
them will hardly work, but asking for his reasons might give you leverage to
persuade him. After all, we are all adults and should respect each other.
2) The General Flow of The Game
After having the group of roughly 30 delegates equally divided into quot;Expertsquot; and
quot;Derdiansquot;, you should separate the groups from each other. There will be at least
one more facilitator to support you, so that one can stay with each group. Give
them their instructions [Handout #1 (for the Derdians) and #2 (for the Experts)]
and let them read it. After that answer all their questions. Experts should then
make a plan of how they will approach this problem and Derdians should
intensively practice their culture for the next 20 minutes. Following that, a small
group of Experts (4-5) enters the Derdian culture to observe and interact with the
Derdians. Subsequently they return to the other Experts and give report about the
situation. Then the whole Expert group enters Derdia and has exactly 30 minutes
to build the bridge. Your role should be the one of a Derdian in order to enforce
the rules of the culture.
Please, read both handouts before proceeding.
2. 3) The Discus sion Afterwards
Just a few notes for I assume that you are experienced enough to facilitate the
discussion...
1. Some delegates take the game with a sense of humor but some (especially)
experts will be very frustrated. Try to get everyone to talk about those
frustrations (not just the ones who have a tendency to always be the ones
talking). Let them describe what their impression of the other group was. Then
finally give them a complete overview about the Derdian culture and the
situation of the Experts.
2. *Then comes the tough part. Very basically, you need to get the point of the
game across, which is the following: At NT delegates learn all these personal
skills which are great for their own personal development. However, if we only
strive for individual development, then what is AIESEC good for? There has to
be leadership, i.e. one direction in which we go altogether. This direction is the
AI Global Strategy: using eXchange to develop individuals who have an impact
on society. How do you get to this basic message? I suggest the following
sequence of questions. However, there are many other ways to do this and you
might want to do it differently. Also, stay flexible within a certain discussion
frame as delegates might not necessarily provide the answer you have been
waiting for.
Who of you thinks that in his/her professional life, he or she will have to do
his/her job in an international environment?
Do you think that something like this could happen to you in real life?
(Note: Mediterranean people touch a lot, African countries are very proud of
their culture (that is why Somalia still is in this terrible situation),
Bulgarians nod their heads when they mean yes, the Dutch kiss three times,
other countries twice, Germans just shake hands, China and Japan are still
very patriarchal cultures, etc. The game is a real slice of life.)
Do you think that your career will move ahead without international
experience?
What do you think are the skills you will need to work successfully in such
an environment? (Maybe write them on a flipchart.)
Assessing your own skills, do you feel prepared for doing business on an
international scale? Are you really as open-minded as you thought? (Note:
the text doesn't say the Derdians are a wild, primitive tribe but most Experts
will assume this and treat them like primitive people, i.e. in a way that is
perceived as arrogant. Why do they do so? Because they are not aware that
their subconscious mind has pictured the Derdians this way before he came
to Derdia. Is that open-minded?)
Where do you learn those skills? In school? (Answer: No, but in AIESEC.
You might want to share some personal experiences here.)
Stress how important those skills are by referring to the article from the
International Herald Tribune.
The point is: you don't learn this in AIESEC, if you don't cooperate
internationally. Organizing Career-week, Training 2000, or only doing
Finance or Marketing will never get you to discover how much else there is
you didn't know. Get involved into what AIESEC really stands for. Use your
3. skills to help promote the true idea of AIESEC. No matter what
responsibility you have in AIESEC. If you are in Finance, then budget more
money into int'l cooperation and less into fancy office material (for
example). If you do Marketing, the promote AIESEC in an int'l context. Tell
students what we really stand for. If you do Training 2000, why not
organize a training on cross-cultural communication skills? There are tons
of more examples...
[I used this game in an ITEP selling training to draw the following conclusions:
1. As the globalization process moves on, doing business internationally is not any longer a
matter of the seize of the company. Almost everyone is doing business abroad in one way
or the other. It is not always successful though and sometimes costs companies a lot of
money. Just read the article that is enclosed in the end („Why Culture Shock Is Such An
Expensive Business“, International Herald Tribune). In the field of cross-cultural relations
AIESEC can be a real partner. I am cautious with this because in some LCs the eXchange-
process (preparation, reception, re-integration) is not a primary focus.
2. A lot of companies don’t cooperate with AIESEC even though they have international
trainees. But what if the trainee is experiencing culture shock? If he is not with AIESEC,
then he is neither prepared for this, nor does he have anybody to help him. In AIESEC,
that’s the reason why we have preparation and reception. A trainee with culture shock is
not a fully functioning trainee and thus of no value to the company. Reason enough to take
an AIESEC trainee.
3. The development of your country’s economy as a whole will largely depend on
international trade. The more of your fellow countrymen are able to do business
internationally (i.e. know how to deal with other cultures), the better for your economy. If
a company from your country is giving you a traineeship, that means that a student from
your country can go abroad as well and make valuable international experiences. This
argument might not sound „down-to-earth“ but it proves to have quite an effect if the
person you are dealing with has a broader perspective on business and economics.]
4) Critical Succe s s Factors
A few factors can be singled out as extraordinarily important for a successful
outcome of the game:
The Derdians culture: in order for the Experts to succeed, they need to
recognize a pattern in the behavior of the Derdians. If not all Derdians stick to
the rules and just geek off, then this is impossible. Practice the rules
intensively, take your time. During the game you better be one of the Derdians
and encourage delegates to follow your behavior.
Stress on the Experts: the Experts have to be under pressure when building
the bridge. Don't make it too easy for them. Mention the time they have left. If
necessary, tell them to have a meeting and discuss their further procedure
(that is when they absolutely don't get along with the Dedians' culture).
The discussion: let everyone talk and don't interrupt, BUT: if we don't give
them a clear message that they a) understand easily and b) can relate to for
their future work in AIESEC, then this game didn't achieve any results. Deal
convincingly with critical opinions, don't let people talk over you. That will
only work if you are convinced by the message of the game. Are you..?
GOOD LUCK....and let's kick butts!
Instructions for the Derdians
4. Handout #1
Flow of the Game
First, you have 20 minutes to read the instructions and learn and practice your
specific behavior. Make sure that you are fully aware of your cultural behavior.
This is a crucial point. After 20 minutes a few members of the expert team will
visit you for some minutes. During this time you have to use your specific cultural
behavior (but do not talk about it as long as the experts are in the room). After
this preparation time, the experts are coming in again and they have 30 minutes
time to finish the project with your help.
You are an inhabitant of the country Derdia. You are awaiting the arrival of an
expert team, which shall teach you to build a bridge over a nearby river. The
bridge has been destroyed by a recent earthquake. *The people in your country
are very well educated in liberal arts and are also very successful business people.
Unfortunately, there is no real engineering education in your country and this has
to be changed. That is why you want the Experts to teach you in this field. You
want to have the bridge being built because then you can go easier and quicker
across the bay, where all the nice restaurants are. The bridge will by symbolized
by a bridge made with paper. You do know the instruments (scissors, paper, glue,
ruler, pen) but you do not know the construction techniques.
Rules for the Social Behavior of the Derdians
Touching
Derdians use to touch each other: When they talk with each other or even when
they pass each other. Not touching each other means: I don’t like you!
Greeting*
The traditional greeting procedure is a kiss on the shoulder: The person, who
starts the greeting ceremony, kisses the other on his shoulder. After this he will be
kissed on his shoulder. Ever other form of kissing will be an insult! If a Derdian is
insulted he starts complaining very loud about it. To give a Derdian the hand for
greeting is also be understood as an insult.
Yes/No
A Derdian never uses the word „No“. He always says yes, even if he means no.
When a Derdian means no, he still says yes and shakes strongly his head (this you
have to practice very much, because it might be very difficult to remember during
the construction time).
Work behavior
There is a specific gender-separation in using tools: scissors are male tools, but
pens and rulers are female. The glue is neutral. Reason for this is a „taboo“:
men would never, never touch a pen or a ruler and woman would never touch
scissors.
Behavior with foreigners
Derdians are always nice to foreigners. But the Derdians are very proud about
themselves and their culture. They know, that they cannot build the bridge
without the help of the foreign experts. But they do not see the culture of the
foreigners as superior. They expect from the foreigners, that they adopt to the
„Derdian way of living“. Because they see their own behavior as a natural one,
the Derdians can’t explain it to the experts (this is a very important rule!) A
man from Derdia will never agree to talk with a foreign man, except this
foreigner is introduced to him by a woman. It doesn’t matter if this woman is
from Derdia or a foreigner.
5. Handout #2 Instructions for the Experts
Flow of the Game
First, you have 20 minutes in order to read the instructions and think carefully
about the procedure of building the bridge. After 20 minutes, 4-5 members of
your group are allowed to visit the Derdians for 5 minutes. After this, you have
another few minutes to analyze this experience and then the building of the
bridge starts for which you have no more than 30 minutes.
The Setting
Your group is a team of international experts, which has to build a bridge, which
was destroyed in an earthquake in Derdia, a small country you have never been to
before. The bridge will be symbolized by a paper bridge. The bridge is very
important as the Derdians' access to food is cut off without it*. Since the Derdians
are not well educated in engineering, they now have to learn how to build bridges
on their own. Your future career with your company will largely depend on the
successful outcome of this project.
Construction of the bridge
You are allowed to use the following materials:
paper ruler scissors
glue pencil
The bridge has to be very stable. At the end of the game, the bridge has to fit
between the two tables. For this, the bridge must be able to carry at least the
weight of the ruler. The bridge is made by pieces of paper* and should resemble
an authentic bridge as much in detail as possible. Each sheet has to be drawn first
with pencil and ruler, after that it has to be cut with scissors. The construction
time in Derdia is 30 minutes. During this time, the bridge has to be finished.