Objectives:
- to master an active style of communication and develop partnership relations in the group;
- practice in identifying clear and distinct signs of charismatic behavior, awareness of leadership qualities.
Band size: whatever big.
Resources: not required.
Time: about half an hour.
Course of the game
To begin with, let’s discuss with the group the very concept of «charismatic personality». After the participants come to the conclusion that charisma is the ability of a person to attract and hold the attention of other people, to radiate energy that contributes to the acceptance of such a person, a feeling of lightness and desirability of his presence, we come to the conclusion that a charismatic leader is endowed with an elusive charm that provides him the ability to influence people.
A charismatic person is self-confident, but not self-confident, he is friendly, but not “sweet” and not flattering, communication with him is pleasant, you want to listen to his words.
Oh, how I want to be charismatic! What to do for this? Well, first of all, try to analyze how a charismatic person looks and behaves. Secondly, try to «tune in to the wave» of a charismatic leader, look for clues in the style of his behavior, in his gestures, facial expressions, manner of talking, holding on to other people.
Break into groups of three or four people. The first task for each group is to share their impressions of encounters with a charismatic person. Who is she, this person? What is her charisma? What would you like to learn from her?
After 10-15 minutes, we invite the groups to move on to the next stage of work: to build a living sculpture based on the stories, reflecting the meaning of the stories they heard. We give each group the opportunity to show their composition to other groups. We discuss how the charisma of a person is manifested in a wordless static composition. What elements of a leader’s character traits can we visually identify? We ask the participants of the training to give a bright and capacious name to the sculpture of their comrades.
Completion
Concluding the game, we note once again the features of a charismatic personality. Does a leader need to be charismatic? How did the group work go? Which of the stories told by the comrades do you remember? What could you do to become a charismatic person? How can you learn this?
Material for the trainer: «Levers of power»