Interview Skills Discussion

1. Interview Skills Discussion What subconscious signals am I sending?

2. NOTE: • Please take notes during the discussions and activities. You will be using them for the activity at the end of the slideshow.

3. Review: Walking into a room • Class Discussion: • How do we walk into a room? What are some points to remember? • Why is this important? * PRACTICE

4. Body Language • Freeze! How are you sitting right now? What signals might that send? • What does your posture say about you? • Checklist for good posture: • Create your own 3-point checklist • Share in your groups • Combine to make a 5-point checklist • Each group share with the class • Record good points as each group shares

5. What’s in a face? • Don’t talk! Silence! • Everyone practice these facial expressions: • Happy • Sad • Angry • Neutral • Attentive and Open

6. DISCUSS: • You are walking into a job interview. What should your face look like? What are some good emotions to portray? • Discuss and list in your groups • Draw a summary of your discussion to share with the class, i.e. draw a face and label, then hold it up for the class and describe

7. Introducing Yourself • Class Brainstorm: What do we do when we introduce ourselves? As the class discusses, list good points. • Act out some good introductions in your group. • Write out a concise introduction of yourself

8. Colloquialism • What does this word mean? • What kind of vocabulary should you avoid at school? At work? During a formal interview? Why? * Discuss: formal courtesies. What do they mean? Why are they important? * Discuss: what does it mean to be polite? Practice in your groups.

9. Leaving a Room • How would you leave an interview? Think, Pair, Share. Class Discussion. • Handshakes: What makes a good handshake? Practice

10. Summary • Summarize what we have discussed today. From this summary, make yourself a “Do” and “Don’t” checklist for the Catwalk. This is due next class. • Minimum 10 points for “Do,” 5 points for “Don’t.”