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Millionaires networking roleplay
- 1. Thisgame isaimedat practicingvarioussociallanguage 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 CurrentJob 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, SanFranciscoCalifornia 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.