Post on 25-Dec-2015
COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
Forms of Forms of CommunicationCommunication
ExamplesExamplesExamplesExamples
What MakesWhat MakesCommunication Communication
Effective?Effective?
What MakesWhat MakesCommunication Effective?Communication Effective?
1. Message is of importance.
2. Vision presented could affect the listeners.
3. Speakers established themselves as authorities in what they were talking about.
What MakesWhat MakesCommunication Effective?Communication Effective?
4. Speakers believed in what they were presenting.
5. Speakers got to the point.6. Speakers used personal skills of
speaking, body language, tone of voice, and charisma.
Effective CommunicationEffective CommunicationFirst Aid Medical Emergency Form
Who: Wood Badge patrol member
What: Snake bite
Where: Turner Campsite
When: 15 minutes ago
Why: We need assistance at the Health Lodge
How: Call 911; request ambulance; notify health & safety personnel and Course Director
Basic Blueprint of Basic Blueprint of CommunicationCommunication
• A Sender
• A Message
• A Receiver
Applies to All FormsApplies to All Formsof Communicationof Communication
• Spoken
• Written
• Film
• Music
• even Pantomime
Effective Listening as a Effective Listening as a CommunicationCommunication Tool Tool
• Begins with good listening
• Provides what listeners need
• Engages listeners minds
• Is a two-way process
Engaging the Engaging the AudienceAudience
What Do You Want?What Do You Want?
We want:• Knowledge
• Learn a skill
• Understand something
Barriers to Effective Barriers to Effective CommunicationCommunication
1. Lack of common ground
2. Lack of sincerity
3. Lack of authority
Barriers to Effective Barriers to Effective CommunicationCommunication
4. Lack of clarity
5. Poor presentation skills
6. Lack of receptiveness
7. Environment
Ways to AssureWays to AssureGood CommunicationGood Communication
1. Common Ground
2. Sincerity
3. Authority
4. Clarity
Ways to AssureWays to AssureGood CommunicationGood Communication
5. Good Presentation Skills
6. Receptiveness
7. Environment
Effective Communication Effective Communication and the Teaching of Skillsand the Teaching of Skills
Good TeachingGood Teaching• Make it hands-on.
• Set an achievable, understandable goal.
• Use a multimedia approach.– handouts, visual aids, etc.
• Demonstrate the process.
• Let participants try it.
• Give support and praise.
Effective Skill InstructionEffective Skill Instructionis Part of BSA’s is Part of BSA’s
“Four Steps to Advancement.”“Four Steps to Advancement.”
1. A Scout Learns.
2. A Scout is Tested.
3. A Scout is Reviewed.
4. A Scout is Recognized.
CommunicationCommunication• A tool of leadership
• Essential to effective teams
• Happens in the “common ground”
• Should be clear and concise
• Sender/receiver consider each other
• Is written, verbal, and nonverbal
• Feedback is a gift
Great Leaders Are Great Leaders Are Great Communicators!Great Communicators!