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!