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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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