Project

Skills

• Learning objectives   +   Practices

1

Listening and Leadership

• 7 steps to better listening

Determine your current listening skills

Identify the seven steps to better listening

Practice listening skills in various meeting roles

Serve in any 3 of 4

􀂙  Evaluator      􀂙 TT Speaker      􀂙 Grammarian     􀂙 Ah-Counter

2

Critical Thinking

• Characteristics of a critical thinker

• 9 tips for critical thinking

Determine your current thinking skills

Practice critical-thinking skills in various meeting roles

Serve in any 2 of 3

􀂙  Evaluator     􀂙 General Evaluator      􀂙 Grammarian 

3

Giving Feedback

• 7 steps to effective feedback

Determine your current skills in giving feedback

Identify the steps in giving feedback effectively

Practice giving feedback as you serve in various meeting roles

Serve in all 3

􀂙  Evaluator     􀂙 General Evaluator      􀂙 Grammarian 

4

Time Management

• 7 steps to effective time management

Determine your current time-management skills

Identify steps to effectively manage time

Practice time-management skills in various meeting roles

Serve as Timer AND any 1 of 5

􀂙  Timer   􀂙 Toastmaster  􀂙 Grammarian � Speaker � Table Topicsmaster

5

Planning and Implementation

• Purpose of planning

• 5 steps in the process

• The Importance of Communication

Determine current planning and implementation skills

Identify steps in planning and implementation process

Practice planning and implementation skills in various meeting roles

Serve in any 3 of 4

􀂙  Speaker  􀂙 General Evaluator  􀂙 Table Topicsmaster  􀂙 Toastmaster

6

Organizing and Delegating

• Tips on how to delegate effectively

Determine current skills in organizing and delegating

Identify steps in the organization and delegation process

Practice skills in organizing & delegating during various meeting roles

Serve in any 1 of 4

􀂙 Help Organize a Club Speech Contest

􀂙 Help Organize a Club Special Event

􀂙 Help Organize a Club Membership Campaign or Contest

􀂙 Help Organize a Club Public Relations Campaign

7

Developing Your Facilitation Skills

• Responsibilities and process

• Facilitation strategies

• 5 steps in conflict resolution

Determine your present facilitation abilities

Identify facilitation strategies

Practice facilitation skills in various meeting roles

Serve in 2 of 4

􀂙  Befriend a Guest  􀂙 General Evaluator  􀂙 Table Topicsmaster  􀂙 Toastmaster

8

Motivating People

• Basic principles

• Forms of reward

Determine your current motivational skills

Identify conditions that motivate people

Practice motivational skills while serving in meeting roles

Serve in 1 of these

􀂙  Club Membership Campaign or Contest Chairman

or 

􀂙 Club Public Relations Campaign Chairman

And 2 of these

􀂙 Evaluator   􀂙 Toastmaster  􀂙 General Evaluator 

9

Mentoring

• Characteristics

• 5 steps in being a good mentor

Determine your current mentoring skills

Identify the steps in being a good mentor

Practice mentoring skills in various meeting roles

Serve in 1 of these

􀂙 Mentor a New Member

􀂙 Mentor an Existing Member

􀂙 Serve on Guidance Committee for Someone’s HPL Project

10

Team Building

• The changing leadership role

• Steps in organizing your team

Determine your current team-building skills

Identify the steps in building a team

Practice team building skills while serving in various meeting roles

Serve as

􀂙  Toastmaster  AND 􀂙 General Evaluator

And 1 of these

􀂙 Club Membership Campaign or Contest Chairman

􀂙 Club Public Relations Campaign Chairman

􀂙 Club Speech Contest Chairman

􀂙 Club Special Event Chairman

􀂙  Club Newsletter Editor or Webmaster