Post on 17-Jan-2016
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• Gilwell Song
• “I have gone home”
• BSA uniforms, patches, beads
• Wood Badge icon
• Gilwell Gazette, including the agenda of the day
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What are some of the things that made
President John F. Kennedy
And
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
speeches effective?
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The Messages
• Were important
• Presented visions that could affect the lives of the listeners
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The Speakers
• Established themselves as authorities
• Believed in what they were presenting
• Got to the point
• Used personal skills of speaking, body language, tone of voice, and charisma to get their points across
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Basic Blueprint of Communications
• A Sender
• A Message
• A receiver
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Effective Listening as a Communication
Tool
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Engaging the Audience
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Barriers of Effective Communications
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Barriers of Effective Communications
• Lack of common ground
• Lack of sincerity
• Lack of authority
• Lack of clarity
• Poor presentation skills
• Lack of receptiveness
• Environment
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Ways to Assure Good
Communication
• Common ground
• Sincerity
• Authority
• Clarity
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Communication in a Digital Era
• The responsibility for anything you write is yours alone
• Be authentic
• Consider your audience
• Exercise good judgement
• Respect copyrights and fair use
• Remember to protect personal information
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Effective Communications and the Teaching of Skills
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Effective Communications and the
Teaching of Skills
• It was hands-on
• There was an example
• There were diagrams showing how
• Someone demonstrated the process
• You got to try it yourself
• If you needed help learning, support was provided
• The leader was generous with support and praise
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Effective Skills Instruction
Explain
Demonstrate
Guide
Enable
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Summary
• Communication is a tool of leadership
• Communication is essential to effective teams
• Communications happens in the “common ground”
• Communications should be clear and concise
• Sender and receiver consider each other
• Communication is written, verbal, and non-verbal
• Feedback is a gift
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