BASIC COMMUNICATION AND COMPETENT
LEADERSHIP MANUALS
This page
contains the objectives and evaluation guides for the following Basic
Communication and Competent Leadership manuals:
BASIC COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP MANUAL
- The Ice Breaker
- Begin
speaking before an audience.
- Discover
speaking skills you already have and skills that need some attention.
- 4-6
minutes
- Organize Your Speech
- Select
an appropriate outline which allows listeners to easily follow and
understand your speech.
- Make
your message clear, with supporting material directly contributing to
that message.
- Use
appropriate transitions when moving from one idea to another.
- Create a
strong opening and conclusion.
- 5-7
minutes
- Get to the Point
- Select a
speech topic and determine its general and specific purposes.
- Organize
the speech in a manner that best achieves those purposes.
- Ensure
the beginning, body and conclusion reinforce the purposes.
- Project
sincerity and conviction and control any nervousness you may feel.
- Strive
not to use notes.
- 5-7
minutes
- How to Say It
- Select
the right words and sentence structure to communicate your ideas clearly,
accurately and vividly.
- Use
rhetorical devices to enhance and emphasize ideas.
- Eliminate
jargon and unnecessary words. Use correct grammar.
- 5-7
minutes
- Your Body Speaks
- Use
stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions and eye contact to express
your message and achieve your speech’s purpose.
- Make
your body language smooth and natural.
- 5-7
minutes
- Vocal Variety
- Use
voice volume, pitch, rate and quality to reflect and add meaning and
interest to your message.
- Use
pauses to enhance your message.
- Use
vocal variety smoothly and naturally.
- 5-7
minutes
- Research Your Topic
- Collect
information about your topic from numerous sources.
- Carefully
support your points and opinions with specific facts, examples and
illustrations gathered through research.
- 5-7
minutes
- Get Comfortable with Visual
Aids
- Select
visual aids that are appropriate for your message and the audience.
- Use
visual aids correctly with ease and confidence.
- 5-7
minutes
- Persuade with Power
- Persuade
listeners to adopt your viewpoint or ideas or to take some action.
- Appeal
to the audience’s interests.
- Use
logic and emotion to support your position.
- Avoid
using notes.
- 5-7
minutes
- Inspire Your Audience
- Inspire
the audience by appealing to noble motives and challenging the audience
to achieve a higher level of beliefs or achievement.
- Appeal
to the audience’s needs and emotions, using stories, anecdotes and quotes
to add drama.
- Avoid
using notes.
- 8-10
minutes
COMPETENT LEADERSHIP
MANUAL
- Listening and Leadership
- Determine
your current listening skills
- Identify
the seven steps to better listening
- Practice
listening skills in various club meeting roles
- Your
assignment: Develop and practice listening skills by serving in any three
of the four roles listed below
1.
Ah-Counter
2.
Evaluator
3.
Grammarian
4.
Table Topics speaker
- Critical Thinking
- Determine
your current thinking skills
- Practice
critical-thinking skills in various club roles
- Your
assignment: Develop and practice critical-thinking skills by serving in
any two of the three roles listed below over the course of several club
meetings
1.
Evaluator
2.
Grammarian
3.
General
evaluator
- Giving Feedback
- Determine
your current skills in giving feedback
- Identify
the steps in giving feedback effectively
- Practice
giving feedback as you serve in various meetings roles
- Your assignment:
Develop and practice feedback skills by serving in the three roles listed
below over the course of several club meetings
1.
Evaluator
2.
Grammarian
3.
General
evaluator
- Time Management
- Determine
your current time-management skills
- Identify
steps to effectively manage time
- Practice
time-management skills in various club roles
- Your
assignment: Develop and practice time-management skills by serving as
timer and any of the four remaining roles listed below over the course of
several meetings
1.
Timer
2.
Toastmaster
3.
Speaker
4.
Table
Topicsmaster
5.
Grammarian
- Planning and Implementation
- Determine
current planning and implementation skills
- Identify
steps in planning and implementation process
- Practice
planning and implementation skills in various club roles
- Your assignment:
Develop and practice planning and implementation skills by serving in any
three of the four roles listed below over the course of several club
meetings
1.
Speaker
2.
General
Evaluator
3.
Toastmaster
4.
Table
Topicsmaster
- Organizing and Delegating
- Determine
current skills organizing and delegating.
- Identify
steps in the organization and delegation process
- Practice
skills in organizing and delegating during various club roles
- Your
assignment: Develop and practice organizing and delegating skills by
serving in any one of the roles listed below
1.
Help organize a
club speech contest
2.
Help organize a
club special event
3.
Help organize a
club membership campaign or contest
4.
Help organize a
public relations campaign
5.
Help produce the
club newsletter
6.
Assist the
club’s Webmaster
- Developing Your Facilitation
Skills
- Determine
your present facilitation abilities
- Identify
facilitation strategies
- Practice
facilitation skills in various meeting roles
- Develop
and practice facilitation skills by serving in any two of the four roles
listed below over the course of several club meetings
1.
Toastmaster
2.
General
Evaluator
3.
Table
Topicsmaster
4.
Befriend a guest
at a club meeting
- Motivating People
- Determine
your current motivational skills
- Identify
conditions that motivate people
- Practice
motivational skills while serving in club roles
- Develop
and practice motivational skills by serving in three of the roles listed
below, at least one of which must be chairman of a club membership
campaign or contest, or chairman of a club public relations campaign.
The remaining two roles are to be done over the course of several club
meetings.
1.
Membership
campaign or contest chairman
2.
Public relations
campaign chairman
3.
Toastmaster
4.
Evaluator
5.
General
evaluator
- Mentoring
- Determine
your current mentoring skills
- Identify
the steps in being a good mentor
- Practice
mentoring skills in various club roles
- Develop
and practice mentoring skills by serving in one of the three roles listed
below
1.
Mentor for a new
member
2.
Mentor for an
existing member
3.
Guidance
committee member for someone who is working on a High Performance Leadership
program project
- Team Building
- Determine
your current team-building skills
- Identify
the steps in building a team
- Practice
team-building skills while serving in various club roles
- Develop
and practice team-building skills by serving as both Toastmaster and
General Evaluator over the course of several club meetings, or by serving
in one of the remaining roles listed below
1.
Club Membership
Campaign or Contest Chairman
2.
Club Public
Relations Campaign Chairman
3.
Club Speech
Contest Chairman
4.
Club Special
Event Chairman
5.
Club Newsletter
Editor
6.
Club Webmaster