Interactive Virtual Facilitation Activities for DiSC®

Length of time should not be more than 1-1½ hours. Consider breaking up your content into shorter modules over several sessions. You can do one activity for 30 minutes, assign some homework and meet the next week for another 30 minutes.
Encourage nonverbal feedback every 5 minutes using a variety of your platform’s tools such as raise hand, agree/disagree, drawing with the pen or highlighter, chatbox, poll, etc.
Set expectations for participation ahead of time. “During the next session, we will be asking for feedback from all of you. Please think of examples of how you used DiSC with your team this week.” OR “What stressor in your report happened this week at home?” This discourages multitasking during the call and learners know they are required to participate.
Send material prior to the session. Consider sending questions, articles, agenda, instructions, or handouts. This allows for a more productive session and learners come prepared. To customize for DiSC, have learners think of a slogan or jingle that describes their style and use in the introductions.
Develop activities that build skills. Create Word Searches as an icebreaker or learning activity asking everyone to use their highlighter to find all the D characteristics or priorities.
Plot their dot on the DiSC map. Have participants Plot their Dot on the DiSC map to show everyone’s style. A team view report can also be emailed to people ahead of time so they can view during the session.
Create DiSC humor slides. Guess the home office of each style or how each style handles a virtual meeting. Use these slides in between topics to engage your learners but still provide content.
Modify exercises from the facilitator’s kit. To use the DiSC Four Corners Icebreaker from the kit, have attendees use highlighter tool on platform to put a dot next to the area that describes them the best. What might be potential difficulties when working virtually with each other? Turn microphones and cameras on to engage everyone.
Use breakout rooms for DiSC like groups activities. In breakout rooms, like groups (all D’s, i’s, S’s, and C’s) answer questions such as “strengths of my style working from home” or “tips to work with my style”. If your platform doesn’t allow for breakout rooms, assign activity ahead of time and all like groups can have a separate virtual meeting, prepare PowerPoint slide and share at the next session with everyone.
Use MyEverythingDiSC for pre-work and follow-up. Before the session, ask learners to listen to podcast of their style. As a follow-up, ask participants to make comparisons of everyone in their team.
Get learners moving even on virtual call. Ask learners to raise their hand and then stand or pick the smiley face and stretch.
Ask a question to engage few minutes before you start meeting. What do you miss about being in the office? What humor have you found this week? What is your favorite food, movie, or podcast?
Assign a two-minute chat discussion. Have a chat discussion with your virtual buddy or let’s have a two-minute discussion on . . . . .
Streaming video using Wiley links. Email Lori to receive the video links from the kit for easier streaming.
Breakout room rules. Give clear, written instructions and provide those in the breakout rooms. Assign note takers and moderators. As the facilitator, move around the breakout rooms. When each group debriefs, have them share top 2 or 3 points instead of reading the list. Ask them to provide the complete debrief in an email after meeting.