1. Getting to know you!

2. Introductions:
 Why are you here today?
 What do you hope to get
out of your experience?

3. Objective/Goal:
 Introduce the basic 8 processes of type to individuals who want to
clarify their “best fit”
 To establish a basic
understanding of the
Myers-Briggs personality type
 We are all different

4. What are we doing here???
“When I know who I am I am freer to be who I am
not!”
-Linda Berens
“What ordinary men are directly aware of & what
they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in
which they live.”
-Unknown

5. Benefits of Understanding Type:
 Self/Motivations
 Strengths
 Differences/Perceptions
 Fit between Person/Path
 Ease/Difficulty at certain tasks

6. Which hand do you prefer to use?
Left?
Right?

7. How information is presented:
 Extraversion OR Introversion
 Judging OR Perceiving
What information is included:
 Sensing OR iNtuition
 Thinking OR Feeling

8. 2 Kinds of Energy

9. Introversion (I): Extraversion (E):
 Drawn to their inner  Attuned to external
world environment
 Prefer to communicate
one-on-one  Prefer to communicate
by talking
 Learn by reflection &/or
mental practice  Learn by discussing or
doing
 Focus in depth on
interests  Have broad interests
 Private & contained
 Sociable & expressive

10. Extraverts:
 Often find understanding of a problem becomes clearer if they
can talk about it out loud
 Awareness of and reliance on environment for stimulation &
guidance
 Eagerness & action-oriented way of meeting life, sometimes
impulsive
Introverts:
 Desire to “think things out” before talking about them
 Interest in clarity of concepts, ideas and recalled experiences
 Truly like the idea of something often more than the something
itself

11. Exercise: E/I
 Split into 2 groups
 Plan a gathering for your group.

12. 2 Kinds of Perception

14. Sensing (S):
 Tangible, concrete facts
 Oriented to present
 Factual & concrete
 Focus on what is real &
actual iNtuition (N):
 Observe & remember  Gut instincts
specifics  Oriented to future
 Trust experience  Imaginative & verbally creative
 Focus on the patterns &
meanings in data
 Follow hunches
 Trust inspiration

15. 2 Kinds of Judgment

16. Thinking (T): Feeling (F):
 Truth over tact!  Tact over truth!
 Analytical  Empathetic
 Use cause-&-effect  Guided by personal values
reasoning  Assess impact of decisions
 Solve problems w/ logic  Strive for harmony
 Strive for objectivity  May appear
 Can be “tough-minded” “tender-hearted”
 Fair- want everyone treated  Fair- want everyone treated
equally as an individual

17. Exercise T/F:
 You live in a cul-de-sac with 5 other homes around
you and a gravel road leading to the main road.
 You just received a letter that states that the city
will be paving the road and you and your neighbors
will be paying the cost.
 How do you decide who will pay what?

18. 2 Kinds of Orientations:

19. Judging (J): Perceiving (P):
 Time oriented  Task oriented
 Scheduled
 Spontaneous
 Organize their lives
 Open-ended & adaptable
 Comfortable making plans
 Like things loose & open to
 Like to have things decided
change
 Try to avoid last- minute stresses
 Energized by last-minute
 Wants things resolved
pressures
 Does not like ambiguity
 More concerned with diagnosis
than resolutions of issues
 Reviews decisions

20. Exercise: J/P
 Divide into 2 groups; Judging &
Perceiving
 One group in the middle, the other
around the outside
 Answer the question:

21. FAQ’s
 Doesn‟t Type fence you in?
 What is the best Type to be, is there one?
 Does my Type change through time?
 Can you, & should you guess someone‟s Type?

22. We Need:
E‟s – to engage with the I‟s - to stop, listen &
outer world reflect
N‟s - to help us see S‟s - to help us remember
possibilities down the details & to be present
road
T‟s - to help us be F‟s - to help us remember
logical & analytical what „this‟ means to
us/for us
J‟s - to help us plan, be
orderly & find closure P‟s - to be flexible, open
& spontaneous

23. Discussion:
 What is the most significant thing you learned today?
 How will you apply it?
 What is your takeaway?
 What do you think the point of this assessment is and
why is it important?

24. Summary
 We all use all of these preferences, some just with
more ease & confidence.
*Our behavior is an expression of our personality, it
is not a cause or an excuse for behavior!*
We can choose how we act & react in situations
regardless of our preferences