Using your posture and body only, mime one of the personality and feeling words below and see if your partner can guess which one it is:
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Nervous |
Confident
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Arrogant
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Slack/ lazy
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Strong
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Weak |
Indecisive |
Aggressive |
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Stubborn
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Impatient
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Alert |
Shifty/ lying |
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Restless
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Relaxed |
Energetic
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Shy
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Obsessive
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Expressive |
Passionate |
Embarrassed |
Do the same with your handshake, with your walk as you come into the room and with your voice during your initial greetings when you meet the interviewers.
Which words above are negative?
What about these words below?
Impulsive Creative Perfectionist
Ambitious A party animal Old-fashioned
Persuasive Determined Forceful
Amusing Loud Unpunctual
Easily annoyed Outgoing Short-tempered
Careless Clumsy Independent
Cynical/ sarcastic Domineering Boastful
Adaptable/ flexible Single-minded Adventurous
Thrill-seeking Thick skinned Conservative
Snobbish
Which words from the two lists above are best to say when the interviewer asks you for your faults?
How can you make the answer into a full sentence?
How can you use these words in your answer?
One the one hand/ on the other hand
Although…
… However,…
While it is true that…
Even though,…
Make full sentences to explain why the negative personality trait your partner chooses for you is not such a bad thing.
Which of the positive adjectives are best to say for your strengths? How can you give a concrete example for each one? Which jobs are those positive adjectives most useful for?
Give the top three and worst three personality words for a particular job you are thinking of, and see if your partner can guess what the job is.
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