Prevention and combating cyber bullying and internet violence among youth

Prevention and combating cyber bullying and internet violence among youth
– manual for youth workers –
Workshop 8: Communication styles (aggressive, passive, or
assertive style)
Duration of the workshop: 90 minutes
Materials needed: Flip chart, marker, copies of Workshops 8 resource sheets 1 and 2.
Aim
To learn the difference between assertive, aggressive and passive communication.
Guide for facilitator
Note for facilitator
We recommend for youth worker/facilitator, who will lead the workshop, to go through this
workshop independently and to consider the way in which he or she expresses his/hers
emotions.
Step by step guide
Review with the participants different types of communication presented in Workshop
8 resource sheet 1. Be sure to review the definitions of aggressive, passive, and assertive and
the concepts of communicator, receiver, and bystander.
Optionally, you can have these definitions prepared and presented on flipchart table or with
use of projector.
2.
Divide participants into three groups. Distribute copies of Workshop 8 resource sheet
Tell the groups that they can complete Workshop 8 resource sheet 2 either by using
direct examples from their own lives, or by coming up with fictional scenarios. Allow the
groups 15 minutes to complete the task.
Ask the groups to pick one of their examples to present as a skit to the other groups. In
each group, one participant will take on the role of Communicator, one will be the Receiver,
and the others will be the Bystanders. Allow the groups 10 minutes to rehearse their skits.
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