Meeting strangers confidently
Featured in the Networking Skills for Business Success training manual
By Tessa Simpson
Category: Personal Development
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
This training activity helps the participants to develop strategies for overcoming shyness when meeting new people or moving into unknown territory.
To begin the training activity the participants consider situations and feelings involved in shyness and identify three of their own problem areas. They then use visualisation to desensitise themselves from the impact of that feeling. The participants share their own list of problem areas with colleagues and, together, look at how they could handle them differently. Each participant then chooses three suggestions they are going to act upon and write them into a contract. They share what they are going to do with the group as a boost to their confidence. If the participants accept the option of a second session after trying out the new techniques in real situations, they agree a return date and the training activity closes. In this second session, the participants have an opportunity to share feedback on what has changed since the first training activity, to role-play common themes or concerns and commit to change.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to help people develop more confidence when meeting strangers.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 14 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with people who feel shy and uncomfortable about meeting new people – and this is almost everyone at some time. It can also be used with people who feel intimidated or threatened by more dominant people or who have to deal with conflict. The training activity helps with making contacts, communication, influencing and improves personal relationships through personal development.
Download the training activity, Meeting strangers confidently as featured in the Fenman training manual; Networking Skills for Business Success