Workshop:
Defining Your
Brand
LEADMN
Activity Trading Cards
• Take 1 index card
• Write down personal
stats, achievements,
and/or skills, etc.
• Share trading card
with a partner
Example Santa Claus
Santa Claus is the CEO of a non-profit
organization that gives gifts to children
globally. With decades of experience in
supply chain management and
manufacturing technology, Claus has helped
turn Christmas into the modern celebration
that it is today.
Santa Claus is the jolly, grandfatherly figure
behind the single biggest gift-giving
operation in the world. Known for his
spectacular flying reindeer and wacky
chimney delivery system, Claus has become
a beloved cultural icon who’s turned
Christmas into the modern celebration it is
today!
Activity Elevator Pitch
• Flip index card over
• Edit/expand personal
stats, achievements,
and/or skills, etc. into
a personal narrative
• Share your trading
card with a partner
Example Elevator Pitch
Activity Tell Me About
Yourself
• Your story
• 3 takeaways
• Present > Past >
Future
Example Elevator Pitch
Example Tell Me About
Yourself
LEADMN
Thank
You!

Tell me About Yourself

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Activity Trading Cards •Take 1 index card • Write down personal stats, achievements, and/or skills, etc. • Share trading card with a partner
  • 3.
    Example Santa Claus SantaClaus is the CEO of a non-profit organization that gives gifts to children globally. With decades of experience in supply chain management and manufacturing technology, Claus has helped turn Christmas into the modern celebration that it is today. Santa Claus is the jolly, grandfatherly figure behind the single biggest gift-giving operation in the world. Known for his spectacular flying reindeer and wacky chimney delivery system, Claus has become a beloved cultural icon who’s turned Christmas into the modern celebration it is today!
  • 4.
    Activity Elevator Pitch •Flip index card over • Edit/expand personal stats, achievements, and/or skills, etc. into a personal narrative • Share your trading card with a partner
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Activity Tell MeAbout Yourself • Your story • 3 takeaways • Present > Past > Future
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Example Tell MeAbout Yourself LEADMN Thank You!

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Notes Instruct to first list skills/experiences After slide 3, instruct them to edit their statement into the third person
  • #4 Notes 1. Emphasize the need to step back and view yourself through an unbiased lens
  • #5 Notes Share experience of meeting with Senator Melissa Franzen
  • #7 Notes Instruct students to build on their elevator pitch
  • #8 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyww7eRVj3E