Download The Aims and Methods of Scouting

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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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