MODULE: Idea positioning, sales SUBJECT TITLE: Public speech Solveiga Sama
Subject title
Purpose of the activity
Public speech
The main aim of the activity is to teach youngsters how to briefly present them to potential employers; it is what is called an elevator pitch, as well as reflect on their skills and experience by writing an Employability Canva. This activity also improves self-reflection, self-confidence and self-image realization. The activity will be in two parts, in the first participants will write down their skills and experience and in the second, will practice Elevator pitch. The task is meant your youngsters around 16+ who will start first steps in applying for job and want to know how to present themselves in front of the potential employers, however also for more advanced people, who have some knowledge in job interviews- this activity will be very beneficial. By the end of the workshop, participants will gain or re-gain knowledge about their experience and skills, and also develop skills of talking about themselves and “selling” themselves to get a job.
Duration
Location and tools Number of participants
Acquaintance/ team building methods
2–5 hours (depends on the number of participants).
Writing tools, paper sheets.
15–20 participants.
At the beginning of the session, each participant is invited to stand in front of the entire audience and introduce himself/herself in 2–3 minutes. This free-form presentation, suggested by the session leader, is presented as an introduction to both the theoretical and practical parts of the session, in order to give each participant the opportunity to compare what will change during the session.
The whole seminar starts off with the first practical assignment, namely the “Employability Canva”. Step 1. The participants work in groups of 3–5 people. They are asked to fill in «Employability canvas» for a person in the picture. There can be several options:
Practical tasks
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famous person (for filling in the canvas the group has to search for facts from his/her life in the internet); the participants choose some person for their group themselves (it can be a famous person or one of the people they know locally);
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some imaginary person (the participants fill in the canvas with imaginary facts).
The groups present their results to all the other participants. Step 2. Each participant fills in the «Employability canvas» for himself/herself individually. They have to try to remember their previous experiences, competences, interests. Step 3. Speed dating. Each participant receives a «clock face» and agrees on several meetings with other persons (number of meetings depends on how much time you have at your disposal, in general in can be 3–4 meetings).
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