This document provides instructions for an icebreaker activity called "Personal Shield" for team meetings. The activity has each team member complete a personal shield by writing their name and answering questions about themselves, their values, strengths, weaknesses and goals. They then present their shield to the group and discuss what they learned about each other. The aim is to engage team members by sharing personal information to get to know each other better at the start of a meeting.

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Engaging Your People –
Personal Shield
February 2014

2. Introducing Myself
One thing you don’t
know about me is…
What I expect/hope from
this team is…
At my best as
a team
member I
am…
At my worst, I
am...
What I want from
this meeting is…
The biggest
challenge I face at
work is…
My claim to
fame is…
“My Personal Motto”
Core
Values

3. Instructions
• Ask each member of the team to complete a personal shield
on a piece of flipchart (should take about 10 minutes).
• This includes shares three or four core personal values
and a personal motto.
• Once completed, get them to put their shield on the wall with
their name on it.
Note: You can change the questions to fit your meeting/team
needs

4. Debrief
• Once people have completed the shield, get everyone to
walk around and read other people’s shield and ask
questions of others (should take 10-15 minutes).
• Get the team to sit back down and debrief using
questions like:
• What surprised you most about other’s shields?