1. Effective Communication
FACILITATOR INTRODUCTION + LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW
1 MINUTE (0:10-0:11)
Effective Communication
CAAWS Women and Leadership Program
On the Move Workshop – 3 Hour Version

2. Today’s Agenda Your Personal Brand Effective Introductions
Communications Styles
Online Communication Etiquette
AGENDA
1 MINUTE (0:11-0:12)

3. Encouraging girls and women to and boardrooms of Canada
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity
Encouraging girls and women to
get off the bleachers, and onto the fields and playing courts, into the pools, the locker rooms
and boardrooms of Canada
CAAWS OVERVIEW
1 MINUTE (0:13-0:14)

4. Visit CAAWS Online
CAAWS OVERVIEW
2 MINUTES (0:14-0:16)

5. Your Brand’s Value
“…allows you to show the world your best true self. It helps you align every part of your life with your characteristics, strengths, values, and goals.
By doing so, you create a meaningful, lasting impression on everyone you meet. That impression can translate into success on the job, in a new business, and in every aspect of your life.”
- Susan Chritton
DEFINITION AND VALUE OF PERSONAL BRANDING
1 MINUTE (0:24-0:25)

6. The Authentic Brand YOU
Leaders Talk
Henna Inam, CEO Transformational Leadership
The Authentic Brand YOU
COMPONENTS OF A PERSONAL BRAND
5 MINUTES (0:25 – 0:30)
Leaders Talk

7. The Elevator Pitch Align with your brand Define your value
Are succinct and informative
Are practiced and fluid
PART 3 - EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTIONS
EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTIONS: THE ELEVATOR PITCH
3 MINUTES (0:35 – 0:38)

8. Create Your Pitch
CREATE YOUR PITCH – 4 STEPS
1 MINUTE (0:38 – 0:39)

9. Consider your Context Increase senior level support for a new project
Make a connection with a potential sponsor
Interview for a new job
Be considered for a promotion
…Other?
CONSIDER THE CONTEXT
1 MINUTE (039 – 0:40)

10. Step 1 – Capture Ideas Worksheet #2
Project impact
Innovative ideas
Testimonials
Key experiences
Unique contributions
Passions
What’s in it for them?
STEP 1 - CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS
5 MINUTES (0:40 – 0:45)
Worksheet #2

11. Step 2 – Expand, Engage & Edit Worksheet #3
Advanced  Approved  Authoritative
Certified  Confirmed  Dominant  Early
Endorsed  Established  Finest  Foremost
Inaugural  Inceptive  Key  Leading  Main
Original  Peerless  Pioneering
Predominant  Preferred  Premier  Primary
Principal  Progressive  Realistic
Recognized  Responsive
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STEP 2 - EXPAND AND EDIT YOUR IDEAS
10 MINUTES (0:45 – 0:55)
with previous slide

12. Create Your Pitch
As needed

13. Create Your Pitch
STEP 4 – PRACTICE
5 MINUTES (0:55 – 0:60)

14. Communication Styles Model Worksheet #5
1 MINUTE (1:10 – 1:11)
Worksheet #5

15. Vertical Axis Task Focused People Focused
Control emotions, focus on facts/logic, formal, serious, impersonal, precise and specific, business-like, hard to get to know
VERTICAL AXIS REVIEW
1 MINUTE (1:11 – 1:12)
People Focused
Show and share feelings, use intuition and opinion, people-oriented, warm, friendly, relaxed, personable, informal, relationship-oriented, easy to know

16. Horizontal Axis Indirect/Ask Direct/Tell Assertive Decisive Confident
HORIZONTAL AXIS REVIEW
1 MINUTE (1:12 – 1:13)
Indirect/Ask
Quiet
Reserved
Team player
Cooperative
Supportive
Direct/Tell
Assertive
Decisive
Confident
Impatient

17. Style Prevalence
STYLE PREVALENCE
1 MINUTE (1:13 – 1:14)

18. Driver Results oriented Like challenges Take responsibility
Risk takers
Talk loud and fast
Authoritative tone
DRIVER OVERVIEW
1 MINUTE (1:14-1:15)

19. Expressive Energetic Inspiring Excitable Creative Ambitious
Talk loud and fast
EXPRESSIVE OVERVIEW
1 MINUTE (1:15-1:16)

20. Amiable Quiet Supportive Good Listeners Strong personal ties
Seek feedback
Speak slowly and quietly
AMIABLE OVERVIEW
1 MINUTE (1:16-1:17)

21. Analytical Thorough Logical Independent Conservative Detailed oriented
Concise language
Low pitch, formal tone
ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW
1 MINUTE (1:17-1:18)
10-15 MINUTE BREAK

22. Habits that Undermine Communication Worksheet #8
10 MINUTES (2:05 – 2:15)
Worksheet #8
“Things are always so black and white with you.”

23. Etiquette for Electronic Communication Worksheet #8
ONLINE ETIQUETTE
20 MINUTES (2:20-2:40)
“I had my own blog for a while, but I decided to go
back to just pointless, incessant barking.”

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