Sycophant

Lead-in

  • Why do some people feel like they need to please others?
  • What do you think they want in return?
  • Do you have a people-pleaser personality?
  • What was the last thing you did just so you could please someone?
  • What would you think about someone who tried to please you all of the time? Why?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • Getting promoted is when you get more money or move up in your job.
  • What are the reasons why people may get promoted?

Top Down

  • Sycophants are people who acts pleasant toward important people in order to gain advantage.
  • Do managers like sycophants?
  • Watch the video and find out.
  • Managers like them.
  • Some managers like them, some don’t.
  • Managers don’t like them.
  • Managers like them.
  • Some managers like them, some don’t.
  • Managers don’t like them.

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: Try to be truthful to be able to achieve ____ goals. > Try to be truthful to be able to achieve your goals.

  1. I just want to ____ about the sycophant ____in the career life.
  2. The sycophant ____, guys, are like ____.
  3. They somehow try ____ be away ____ this kind of sycophant people.
  4. In this case, guys, they ____ for another environment, ____ they leave the job to be able to reshape their career life in ____ groups, in other companies.
  5. We ____ easily say that the sycophant people can ____ promoted earlier ____ others in a period of time…
  1. I just want to talk about the sycophant people in the career life.
  2. The sycophant people, guys, are like magnets.
  3. They somehow try to be away from this kind of sycophant people.
  4. In this case, guys, they look for another environment, sometimes they leave the job to be able to reshape their career life in other groups, in other companies.
  5. We can easily say that the sycophant people can get promoted earlier than others in a period of time…

Post

  • After watching the video, how would you define a sycophant person?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • What traits make a good politician? Why?

Top Down

  • Who is Malcom Turnbull? Watch the video and choose one of the following.
  • A President
  • A Mayor
  • A Prime Minister
  • A political activist
  • A President
  • A Mayor
  • A Prime Minister
  • A political activist

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: One politician called the other a sycophant. > True.

  1. Malcom lashed out at Labour leader Bill Shorten.
  2. Malcom didn’t criticize Bill’s friendship with billionaires.
  3. Cory Bernardi split with the Liberal Party.
  4. 35 primary vote is perhaps the lowest vote for the coalition in many decades. 
  5. Malcom has introduced cuts to family payments.
  1. Malcom lashed out at Labour leader Bill Shorten. True
  2. Malcom didn’t criticize Bill’s friendship with billionaires. False
  3. Cory Bernardi split with the Liberal Party. True
  4. 35 primary vote is perhaps the lowest vote for the coalition in many decades. False
  5. Malcom has introduced cuts to family payments. True

Post

  • What do you think about the video?
  • What do you think about public discussions? Have you ever had one?