Leadership Development

Great leaders know that non-verbal communication is much more important than the actual words being said.  Having the ability to review annotated role-play videos allows students to see and hear how to improve their body language, cadence of their speech, tonal inflection, audible pauses, use of redundant words, and other nuances that can make or break a trail, presentation, or negotiation.

Builds Confidence

When your students role-play, you can throw any number of situations at them. Role-playing provides a safe environment to encounter these scenarios for the first time, which builds confidence in team members that can help them in their day-to-day roles.

Develop Listening Skills

Good role-playing requires good listening skills. In addition to understanding the words the other person is saying, it’s important for students to pay attention to their body language and non-verbal clues as well as the non-verbal cues being displayed by their targeted audience (are they engaged or yawning). Better to have your students develop these skills while role-playing than when they’re trying to perform in the real world.

Creative problem-solving

No matter how outlandish a situation you create in a controlled environment, generally, something even more bizarre is bound to happen on the job. Role-playing will at least give your students the chance to get some experience in handling difficult situations and in developing creative problem-solving skills.