When you were a child, what did you love to do? If you could spend tomorrow doing anything you wanted, what would it be? Describe it to your partner. What is a job you have loved? What made you love it? When you are the listener: Listen for any qualities, values, or talents you hear in the speaker’s stories. Write them down on a piece of paper as you are listening. You can write nouns, adjectives, or phrases that the speaker uses that capture the spirit of a talent, or you can write down images that come to you. Show an example with one phrase written on paper. Listener: If you need to, use the following open-ended questions to help draw the story out of the speaker. Remember to stay open and curious as you listen – the goal is to better understand the speaker and their story. (continued on next page) What? Who? What was the moment? Who inspires you to be in the flow or at your What happened? What happened next? best? What were you feeling? Who do you have for company at those What did you discover? times? Who do you inspire to be at their best? When? Where? When was this? Where is it easiest to get in the flow? When else have you experienced something Where do you want to go next in your work? like this? How? Why? How did this happen? Just for the sake of experimentation, avoid How consciously did you create the event? WHY questions. How did you see yourself differently For some people they sound judgmental or afterwards? critical. DEBRIEF: What did you learn about yourself in this activity? What surprised you? What was affirmed? How did it feel? Did your talent themes show up in your story? If so, where and how? If not, what other talents did you see?
When you were a child, what did you love to do? If you could spend tomorrow doing anything you wanted, what would it be? Describe it to your partner. What is a job you have loved? What made you love it? When you are the listener: Listen for any qualities, values, or talents you hear in the speaker’s stories. Write them down on a piece of paper as you are listening. You can write nouns, adjectives, or phrases that the speaker uses that capture the spirit of a talent, or you can write down images that come to you. Show an example with one phrase written on paper. Listener: If you need to, use the following open-ended questions to help draw the story out of the speaker. Remember to stay open and curious as you listen – the goal is to better understand the speaker and their story. (continued on next page) What? What was the moment? What happened? What happened next? What were you feeling? What did you discover? Who? Who inspires you to be in the flow or at your best? Who do you have for company at those times? Who do you inspire to be at their best? When? When was this? When else have you experienced something like this? Where? Where is it easiest to get in the flow? Where do you want to go next in your work? How? How did this happen? How consciously did you create the event? How did you see yourself differently afterwards? Why? Just for the sake of experimentation, avoid WHY questions. For some people they sound judgmental or critical. DEBRIEF: What did you learn about yourself in this activity? What surprised you? What was affirmed? How did it feel? Did your talent themes show up in your story? If so, where and how? If not, what other talents did you see?