1. COMMUNICATION

2. Forms of Communication

3. Examples
Examples

4. What Makes Communication Effective?

5. What Makes Communication Effective?
Message is of importance.
Vision presented could affect the listeners.
Speakers established themselves as authorities in what they were talking about.

6. What Makes Communication Effective?
Speakers believed in what they were presenting.
Speakers got to the point.
Speakers used personal skills of speaking, body language, tone of voice, and charisma.

7. Effective Communication
First 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

8. Basic Blueprint of Communication
A Sender
A Message
A Receiver

9. Applies to All Forms of Communication
Spoken
Written
Film
Music
even Pantomime

10. Effective Listening as a Communication Tool
Begins with good listening
Provides what listeners need
Engages listeners minds
Is a two-way process

11. Engaging the Audience

12. What Do You Want?

13. What Do You Want? We want: Knowledge Learn a skill
Understand something

14. Barriers to Effective Communication
Lack of common ground
Lack of sincerity
Lack of authority

15. Barriers to Effective Communication
Lack of clarity
Poor presentation skills
Lack of receptiveness
Environment

16. Ways to Assure Good Communication
Common Ground
Sincerity
Authority
Clarity

17. Ways to Assure Good Communication
Good Presentation Skills
Receptiveness
Environment

18. Effective Communication and the Teaching of Skills

19. Effective Communication and the Teaching of Skills

20. Good 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.

21. Effective Skill Instruction is Part of BSA’s “Four Steps to Advancement.”
A Scout Learns.
A Scout is Tested.
A Scout is Reviewed.
A Scout is Recognized.

22. Communication 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

23. Great Leaders Are Great Communicators!

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