Learning Activities
Action Plan for Four Styles (02/2020) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Communications Song Activity – Tapping to a Different Song – View PDF | Download Original Format
Building DISC Submarine Sandwich- Team DISC Activity by: Melissa Master-Holder (2017) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Cartoon – Instructions (2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Cartoon – 4 Situations by BB (2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
DISC Crossword Puzzle by Erin Behrendt (2018) – View PDF | Download Original Format
DISC Crossword Puzzle Answer Sheet (2018) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Divide and Conquer by BB (8/2016) View PDF | Download Original Format
Egg-citing Workplace Challenge by WillieJay (11/2018) View PDF | Download Original Format
Egg-citing Workplace Challenge Photos (11/2018) View PDF | Download Original Format
Game Show- Adaptation by BB (2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Greetings – Adaptation by BB (2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Koosh Ball Energizer for Introductions, Reviews & Closing comments by Cindy Molina (2017) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Jeopardy Game PPT by WillieJay – (12/2018) View PDF |Download Original Format
Jeopardy Instructions by WillieJay – (11/2018) View PDF | Download Original Format
Jeopardy – SEE * LINKS BELOW FOR RESOURCES
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Lottery – BB- 2018 – View PDF | Download Original Format
Marshmallow-Challenge Activity by WillieJay (11/2018) View PDF | Download Original Format
Marshmallow-Challenge Photos (11/2018) – View PDF | Download Original Format
“Match Style to Characteristics” Learning Activity by Vanessa Settle, July 2018 – View PDF | Download Original Format
Selling a Vacation Instructions – View PDF | Download Original Format
Selling a Vacation – Photo Example (2017) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Selling a Vacation – Photo Example (2018) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Tell Me More About You by Melissa Master-Holder & Worksheet by Barbara Durante (2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Tapping – View PDF | Download Original Format
TV Trivia Adaptation by BB (2018) – View PDF | Download Original Format
TV Trivia Adaptation by BB (2017) – Photo Example – View PDF | Download Original Format
What If Adaptation by BB (2016) –View PDF | Download Original Format
What’s Your Style? – Instructions & Worksheet by Vanessa Settle (July 2018) – View PDF | Download Original Format
DISC Scavenger Hunt – View PDF | Download Original Format
Inside Out by Eli Blair – View PDF | Download Original Format
DISC Talk #1: Preparing for Implementation with Mark Lakatos
DISC Talk #3: DISC Tools & Techniques with Mary Quinn
DISC Talk #6: How to Ensure DISC Training Success with Melinda McGrath
Lesson Plans
4 HR Lesson Plan – Nov 4, – 2019 – View PDF | Download Original Document
DISC Lesson Plan 2.5 Hr – Nov 4, – 2019 – View PDF | Download Original Document
DISC Lesson Plan 90 Min – Feb 16, 2021 – View PDF | Download Original Document
DISC Lesson Plan 60 Min – Nov 4, – 2019 – View PDF | Download Original Document
60 Min WEBINAR DISC Training – Lesson Plan – Sept 25, 2019 – View PDF | Download Original Document
DISC Movies
Note: These 4 video clips are all lawyers, but with distinctively different DISC Styles.
- The Good Wife (Dominant)
- Intolerable Cruelty (Influence)
- Rainmaker (Steady)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Conscientious)
1. The Good Wife
https://vimeo.com/221684336/1bc8c8c80f
A: Julianna Margulies is demonstrating a high D
2. Intolerable Cruelty
https://vimeo.com/221684324/68e8402e44
A: George Clooney is demonstrating a high I
3. Rainmaker
https://vimeo.com/221684331/ca004adffe
A: Matt Damon is demonstrating a high S
4. To Kill A Mockingbird
https://vimeo.com/221684343/90c79cdffd
A: Gregory Peck is Demonstrating a high C
5. The Great Outdoors
https://vimeo.com/225869823/3de6605ade
How 2 DISC Styles looking at the lake have 2 very different perspectives.
John Candy as a S, sees beautiful trees when he looks out on the lake. Dan Akroyd as a C, sees pollution, air contamination, aggressive developers
6.“Patch Adams” with Robin Williams
https://vimeo.com/221683011/86c55214c1
- Scene 6: “Dr. Walcott’s Warning”
- Ask participants to watch this 3 minute video and look for behavioral clues of each of the DISC styles.
- After the video, have them form small groups and give them each a piece of flipchart paper and a marker. Have them draw the four quadrants and label each one, “D”, “I”, “S”, and “C”. Have them bullet a list of examples of each style.
- Debrief as a large group after a few minutes and have each group share their poster.
- Point out how Robin Williams character, “Patch Adams”, demonstrates how to “adapt and connect” with Dr. Walcott. Before Dr. Walcott walked in, Patch was demonstrating high “I” and “S”
7. “The Best of the Soup Nazi” – Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfield – Who is what style?
8.“Dead Poets Society” with Robin Williams
- Scene 3: “Understanding Poetry”
- Ask participants to watch these two short video clips (total time less than 4 minutes) and look for behavioral clues of each of the DISC styles.
- After the video, have them form small groups and give them each a piece of flipchart paper and a marker. Have them draw the four quadrants and label each one “D”, “I”, “S”, and “C”. Have them bullet a list of examples of each style.
- Debrief as a large group after a few minutes and have each group share their poster.
- Point out how Robin Williams character, “Mr. Keating” and the boys in his class demonstrate the various styles. And when the principal walked in, notice how he had to “adapt and connect” with Mr. Keating (he flexed from a high “D” to a “S” style).
9. Marston / Wonder Woman
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DISC Movie Clips – Click here for the Recording
10. DISC Style Movie Quotes
Examples of DISC Style Movie Quotes – View PDF | Download Original Format
DISC TV
In a TV show it is no accident that many ensemble casts display the four DISC Styles:
- Big Bang Theory – Download Original document
- Drew Carey Show – Download Original document
- Frasier – Download Original document
- Friends – Download Original document
- Gilligan’s Island – Download Original document
- The Golden Girls – Download Original document
- I Love Lucy – Download Original document
- M*A*S*H – Download Original document
- Seinfeld – Download Original document
ALL DISC TV shows – Download Original Document
DISC Team Handouts
DISC Team Summary Report – View PDF
How to Communicate with Me – View PDF | Download Original Document
DISC Tip Handouts
Boss is a… (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
DISC Styles – Famous People – View PDF | Download Original Format
Do You Deal With a… (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
During Change (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Emailing a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Non-verbal Communication of a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Office of a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
On the Phone With a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Problem Solving With a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Talking with a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Voicemail of a … (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Who is Leading Your Meeting? (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
Additional Handouts
- Four Basic DISC Styles Description – View PDF | Download Original Format
- Sales Worksheet (08/2016) – View PDF | Download Original Format
- Famous DISC People – (09/2020) – View PDF | Download Original Format
- DISC Stressors Job-Aid – (11-2020) – View PDF
Evals
Course Evaluation – View PDF | Download Original Format
Participant Evaluation – View PDF | Download Original Format
Simple Training Evaluation Form – View PDF | Download Original Format