Intended for:
This free energiser is useful to highlight the participants approach to dealing with issues that confront them.
The energiser is particularly useful in training sessions such as; Great Leadership Skills, Assertiveness Skills, Building Relationships, Emotional Intelligence and Leading Effective Teams.
Training course contents:
A free set of instructions for the free energiser, ‘Meet the Bear’ can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of this page. Alternatively, you can follow the instructions below.
Describe a scene to the audience as follows…
You are walking alone through a forest when you come across a very large and scary looking bear.
Ask the participants to provide you with a one word response for what they would do in this situation. Write these responses on a flipchart.
Explain to participants that the responses provided are also how we respond to problems that we face in our day to day work. Discuss this point with the participants and link it back where possible to the wider training topic that you are carrying out.
Objectives:
This energiser is useful for encouraging positive thinking and helping participants to deal with issues that confront them. It can also work as an excellent icebreaker for a training course on assertiveness or positive thinking.
