
What words do they use (big picture overview or nitty-gritty details)? Is communication easier with some people than with others? Did they have to change the way they described the picture to get the message across? 2.

Ask the artists to observe how they describe the picture. Have participants move around the room and repeat the exercise with as many drawing partners as time allows. Then, have the artist describe the basic shapes of the picture – the other person has to draw it and see how close they get to the original picture. Ask one person to draw a basic picture, keeping the image secret from her partner. You can refer back to the activities later in the workshop so participants can examine their behavior in retrospect and see how it all fits together. The following icebreakers are designed to reveal something about personality type in real and accessible ways.

They are also helpful for getting people to come to the party dressed as themselves and demonstrate the value of Myers and Briggs' personality typing to people who may be skeptical about it. Done properly, they are a terrific way to get people interested in the activity and relax before getting to the nitty-gritty of personality test results. Do you want to warm up your employees for a morning’s team building or personality workshop event? Then be sure to include some fun-and-inclusive ice breakers.
