Success/Communication
The Success/Communication Program is comprised of several modules designed to offer a higher, more comprehensive level of training for developing and improving communication skills. In addition to the presentation materials, each program also provides ample opportunity for participants to practice what they have learned.
Each module is conducted as a workshop of one or more sessions with five or more participants from your club, company, or community. Every module includes a script and instructions for presenting the program. Most modules also include PowerPoint presentations and participant notebooks.
As the seminar leader, you will
• Develop strong presentation skills
• Improve your training abilities
• Demonstrate teaching skills in a workship environment
• Learn the “ins and outs” of meeting planning
• Gain expertise with visual aids
• Provide a much needed educational service to others
Presentation of a Success/Communication Program can help fulfill one of the requirements for Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG) award.
The chart below lists the titles of the Success/ Communication modules. Click on the titles to see a summary of an individual module.
The Art of Effective Evaluation
Exercises • Identifying reasons why people need to become more effective speakers
• Recognizing the factors that contribute to the club’s evaluation climate
• Determining overall evaluation strengths and weaknesses
• Building self-esteem through evaluation
• Practicing evaluation skills
Time: 2.5 – 3 hours
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Building Your Thinking Power
Part I: Mental Flexibility
Exercises • Developing listening and feedback skills
• Exercising perceptual skills and mental flexibility
• Interpreting information in an open-minded way
• Determining what causes people to react negatively
• Increasing awareness of varying points of view
• Illustrating the importance of suspending value judgements and waiting for more information
• Learning semantic flexibility and its impact on the thinking process
• Thinking strategically
Time: 2 – 2.5 hours
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Building Your Thinking Power
Part II: The Power of Ideas
People who are skilled at producing new ideas can make a profoundly important contribution to our society. This program will clarify the basic principles of creative thinking and explore specific techniques that can make all of us more effective idea producers.
Exercises • Understanding the difference between covergent and divergent thinking
• Enhancing imagination
• Producing fluent ideas
• Exercising the skill of hypnothesing
• Creating ideas through brainstorming
Time: 2 – 2.5 hours
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From Speaker to Trainer
Exercises • Conducting warm up exercises
• Determining participant’s expectations
• Conducting a gap analysis
• Writing training objectives
• Identifying the characteristics of an effective trainer
• Conducting an effective role play
• Determining presentation styles
• Preparing a lesson plan
• Handling difficult behavior
• Applying your skills
Time: 4.5 hours
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How to Listen Effectively
Exercises • Developing skills in active listening
• Studying barriers to effective listening
• Identifying situations in which active listening is important
• Creating an awareness of the need for effective listening
• Learning how to avoid distractions
• Promoting listeneing readiness
• Eliminating hasty judgements when listening
• Practicing listening to understand
Time: 2.5 – 3 hours
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Speechcraft
Exercises • Developing impromptu speaking skills
• Delivering prepared speeches
• Learning to evaluate effectively
• Practicing parliamentary procedure
• Conducting quality meetings
• Enhancing leadership abilities
Time: 4, 6 or 8 sessions, 1-2 hours each
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