Life-Long Learning: Pat Weber Interview 4
Post inspiration: I have known Pat for 9 months, read her book and think it is worth investing some of my time and yours into. I interviewed Pat and this is the next post in the series.
Life-Long Learning: Pat Weber Interview Part 1
Life-Long Learning: Pat Weber Interview Part 2
Life-Long Learning: Pat Weber Interview Part 3
Next Questions:
Q. My passion is learning and performance improvement. I am an INTJ, how would you structure a learning event to best accommodate me as an introvert?
A. Because I’ve been a corporate trainer since 1990, it took me some time to take the lead on doing such because it seems that many extroverts have a different approach. But I had to be true to myself or I just wasn’t going to be able to give my very best as the trainer. My own learning events include, personal activities for participants on their own, small group discussions, lecture with large group discussions and always a personal action plan for people to synthesize the ideas. If I incorporate role-play, it’s usually in triads with a rotation of the observer, the key role and the secondary role. I always loathed the role plays in front of the group because as an introvert I felt like it was a less than thoughtful approach I would be into.
Q. Generally, can you give introverts some tips to use in learning situations?
A. If you’re the facilitator: when asking questions of the group, as uncomfortable as it might be, allow a full 30 to 60 seconds for people to start to answer. If in that time no one comes forth, but it’s highly unlikely, then, kick off discussion with something like, “Well one thing some people say is …” and have an answer ready to move things forward. If you are the participant, since most learning events are highly extroverting, think out how you can structure as much alone time as you need before, during and after the event.
From the book:
Myth #2: Introverts are shy.
“A second misconception, is that introverts are shy. You can be introvert and shy or you can be introvert and not shy. You can be extrovert and shy or you can be extrovert and not shy. Introvert does not necessarily equal shy.”
We will discuss this more later in the interview.
If you want the book you can get it at http://www.coachingforintroverts.com Her you can get a free 32 page excerpt before you buy the book.
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