Character Strengths -Part 2

Survey

Character Strengths

Which picture represents you best?

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Work-Life Balance, An Illusion?

How many hours do you spend at work? What do you think is the average for Greece?

How is this result reached? You can find out  here.

What can YOU do to reach a balance? How practical do you find Nigel's ideas?

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....and speak so that people want to listen!

What do you think are some habits that will obstruct or discourage conversation?

What would the world be like if we were creating sound consciously, consuming sounds consciously
and design our environments consciously for sound. That would be a world where understanding would be the norm.



PRESENTATION SKILLS

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LIsten so that others speak...

What does empathetic listening mean to you?

Here is an interesting article

How do you think the following words/ notions are interconnected with effective listening skills?

time, questions, personal examples, repetition, body language, silence, offering solutions

Discover a potentially new perspective in the rest of the article 

Write an email to a client who is complaining using some of the tips (active...reading tips, in this case!)

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Creepy tech or life saver?

Are you a supporter or adversary of facial recognition technology?
What areas can facial recognition  technology be used in?
This video raises some hair-rising concerns...


TEAM A: What are some concerns?
TEAM B: What if the developments led to this?
or identifying this 
Discuss in your team. Collect arguments and vocabulary to use in a DEBATE.

GAME

Read the article and write a proposal for a fundraiser in your company to support the Naxos Syndrome project.
Find an example of a proposal here



Lyrics

Resolutions or Solutions?

Game

Dream on   The lyrics

Do you enjoy living life to the fullest?

So, why is Kyle's story unusual?

Watch the video to find out!

Who is a really inspiring person you've met?
Write about him/her and share with the group.

So, do you want to climb Mt Kilimanzaro or do you enjoy sitting in the sun and drinkng coffee with your friends?

What do you notice about Kyle's story and the form of the underlined verbs?

Study  Gerunds and Infinitives here

Practice here

If I could refurbish the office I would...

What is one characteristic/object  of your office that you can't live without?
Is there anything you would add if you had the magic wand?
What is something you would gladly ditch if you could because you think it's counterproductive?

Here is an article about office spaces. How far do you find their advice correlates with your office space design?

GAMES

Conditionals Practice

He told me he was my new manager...

Do you have to talk to new people in English at work? / Why?
Is it easy for you to start a conversation? Why?/ Why not?
Do you think small talk is important in business?

Read this text and find out more ways to start a conversation.

Now Play the Small Talk Game!
You can use these questions and expressions 

Have you ever been in trouble in a foreign country? Time to talk about it!
Play the translator game!

Time for more serious ...games
Reported  Speech- You bet!!!

An ancient startuper

What do you know about Leonardo DaVinci?
Do you think he has impacted human history? If yes, how?

Taking into consideration  DaVinci's biography in the video and your personal knowledge, how is Da Vinci similar to a modern day startuper?












GAME:
1. Look at Da Vinci's epigrams as seen in the exhibition to honour the 500 years from his birth.
2. Each one will have a "secret epigram" which he will have to explain how it connects to the startup ecosystem WITHOUT TELLING THE WORDS.
3. Group: guess which the epigram is and discuss using expressions of agreeing and disagreeing

Ancient Egyptians buried their dead in the form of Mummies. They lived in the Nile area.

Study Relative Clauses here

and practice here

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How has he seen through everyone?

Have you ever had your mind read by a diviner?



Do you think it is realistic for an individual to protect themselves and their data?

Have you heard about BIG data? How will it affect your life?  Read this article  to find out.

Negotiation Skills
Is big date collection  positive or negative for our life and practice? 
Let's hone your negotiation skills. Use negotiation expressions to discuss a proposal made to you
A. You are a Public Interests security company.
B. You are BIG WOLF, a company planning to use big data for investment reasons.


Language Time
So, have you ever studied Present Perfect tense? You will be amazed when you realise how much you already know! Practice here

Song
Time for a powerful dream!

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Back to the Future

Dell's founder, Michael Dell, has interesting information to share about how a company can grow.  Let's watch his interview and discuss the questions here

Michael's future and future tenses here!

Discover IT Vocabulary here

Now, imagine you are Dell's Training officer and you are planning a seminar. Look at this example of an email to the participants and find ways to improve it.

Time to sing!