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Activity title: Be a “scrapper”!

                                     The goal here is to make participants understand that adversities can be
                                     used to create success, thus they will learn to use their own adversities to
                 Objectives and      present themselves as fighters and support their application to a future
                 Learning            job using their uniqueness. It is essential to realize that those who grow
                 Outcome
                                     vigorously with steady progress in difficult situations are driven by the
                                     grid to survive and succeed in an developing workplace.
                 Preparation &       Digital equipment for the video.
                 Materials
                 Recommended
                 Time                90 minutes
                                     In  the  first  part  of  this  activity,  participants  will  watch  a  highly
                                     motivational  video  of  using  failure  and  internal  strengths  to  create  a
                                     pathway of success. The motivational video’s title is “Why the best hire
                                     might not have the perfect resume” and it can be found here with several
                                     subtitles (duration 10 minutes).

                                     After the video, give participants 10 minutes to create their own story of
                                     being  a "Scrapper". Ask them to  think  about  the times that they were
                                     struggling  to  stand  on  their  own  two  feet.  Make  them  realize  that
                                     everybody has a story to tell.

                                     Then  a  pitching  process  will  begin  and  they  will  stand  and  present
                                     themselves  and  the  difficulties  that  they  may  have  faced  but  tried  to
                 Instructions        overcome  and  possible  succeeded.  But  participants  will  not  present
                                     themselves to  anyone specifically. We do not want to make them feel
                                     anxious. The concept  is to  create  a simulation  of a job  interview or a
                                     pitching event.

                                     In any case, it is really difficult to be the first to talk. Thus, in order to
                                     make  participants  feel  comfortable,  the  trainers  will  follow  the  same
                                     procedure. They will also take 10 minutes to create their story of being a
                                     “scrapper”, and they will start to present themselves with their stories and
                                     adversities. In this way, participants will feel motivated to take the stage
                                     and talk as well.

                                     In  addition,  before  the  pitching  starts,  trainers  can  use  the  Regina
                                     Hartley’s phrase (speaker of the video) for extra empowerment:




                                                 Project 2019-1-BG01-KA204_062299
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