Communication Skills in Leadership
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STEP ONE: Identify the Principle(s) to be Taught
First determine the principles to be taught in your lessons so you'll have a clear focus. Determine the principles by reading the objective found at the beginning of each lesson and the section headings. Look for keywords that show what the principles will be taught.
Now read the scriptures associated with your lesson, noting how they relate to the principles you noticed earlier. Don't skip the scriptures!
You may download and read , Lesson 48 : Communication Skills in Leadership directly from LDS.org.
STEP TWO: Determine the Needs of your Students
Prayerfully consider the needs of each invidual in your class. You may ask yourself:
- How can the principles in Communication Skills in Leadership be taught effectively to the young women in my class?
- What does [insert student's name] need to know about these principles?
- How will this lesson help [insert student's name] with the problems she is facing?
STEP THREE: Locate Resources
In addition to the lesson manual, you have access to Church Magazines like the New Era, Ensign, Scriptures to help you plan.
New Era Resource Guide Materials
The Resource Guide is published by the Church in the Conference editions of the Ensign and has information to supplement LDS Young Women lessons. You may find lists of questions, links to articles, additional scripture references, or Personal Progress ideas. Beside each will be instructions on using them in conjunction with a lesson. Following are the Resource Guide materials for this lesson.
Questions
What is the purpose of the Personal Progress program? (see Young Women Personal Progress [2001], 7).
How can this program help me set and accomplish the most important goals in life?
Additional Resources
Joseph B. Wirthlin, Lifes Lessons Learned, Ensign and Liahona, May 2007, 4547.
Joseph B. Wirthlin, The Abundant Life, Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 99102.
2 Nephi 28:30; Alma 12:10; Doctrine and Covenants 50:24; 98:12.
Experiences
Consider having the young women bring their Personal Progress guidebooks to a weeknight activity and share with other young women and leaders what they are doing to accomplish their goals.
STEP FOUR: Prepare Spiritually
Prepare youself spiritually for your lesson by praying for the students in your class. When seeking help from Heavenly Father in particularly difficult situations, you may fast or attend the temple for additional inspiration. The LDS Young Women's Teaching Guidebook also suggests leaders should make efforts to mend relationships or repent of misdeeds to help yourself get in the right frame of mind for gospel teaching. You should be obey the commandments and read your scriptures daily to help you prepare to receive inspiration whenever it may come.
Elder Richard G Scott has said, "Will you pray for guidance in how to have truth sink deeply into the minds and hearts of your [young women] so as to be used throughout life?"
And don't forget the importance of your example: "During youth activities, your example is your most powerful teaching tool. You teach young people through your actions, your casual conversation about others, your solutions to problems, the language you use, and the way you extend yourself to others." (Teaching, No Greater Call)
STEP FIVE: Engage
Now that you have a good feel for how you will teach your lesson, it's time to find ways to make the lesson engaging for your students. Some questions you may ask include:
- What personal experiences have I had regarding the principles in this lesson that I could appropriately share with my class?
- What thought-provoking questions will I ask?
- What methods will I use?
You may also choose to supplement your lesson with some of the following teaching methods, including the handouts, clipart, and object lessons listed below:
Printable Handouts for this lesson
Enjoy these ready-to-print LDS Lesson Handouts for this lesson!
- 2004 Birthday Calendar - LDS Leadership Organizational Tools
- Birthdays by Month
- Today I learned - Journaling or lesson handout
- Goals - Journaling or lesson handout
- Leadership Training: Class Presidency Meetings
- 2005 Planning Calendar w/ Church History Dates and Book of Mormon Reading Chart
- 2005 Birthday Calendar
- Recognizing the Promptings of the Holy Ghost
- Birthdays by Month - Black and White
- Personal Progress Tracking Sheet
- Personal Progress Tracking Sheet - 2
- Primary Picture List - Primary 1 (Nursery and Sunbeam)
- Primary Picture List - Primary 3 (CTR B)
- 2005 Scripture Reading Chart
- 2006 Scripture Reading Chart
- What Kind of Example am I?
- 6 Fundamentals of Gospel Teaching
- 7 Keys to Success as a Leader
- LIfe Savers Wrappers: Thank you
- Service Handout
- Young Women Tracking Sheet
- 2nd and 3rd Sunday Teacher Packets
- Teachings for Our Time Sunday Teacher Packets
- 2006 LDS Calendar
- Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment Meeting Agenda
- Relief Society Presidency Meeting Agenda
- Calling Request Tracking Sheet
- Substitute Instructions
- Primary Assignment Reminders
- 2006 Sharing Time Planning Sheet and Assignments
- Scripture Reading Chart - 2007
- Primary Assignment Reminders 2
- Primary Wristband Talk Reminders
- Primary Wristband Scripture Reminders
- Primary Wristband Opening Prayer Reminders
- Primary Wristband Closing Prayer Reminders
- Primary Picture List - Primary 2 (CTR A)
- Primary Picture List - Primary 4 (Book of Mormon)
- Primary Picture List - Primary 6 (Old Testament)
- Primary Picture List - Primary 5 (Doctrine and Covenants)
- Primary Picture List - Primary 7 (New Testament)
- Primary Class Assignment Form
- 2006 Birthday Calendar
- Primary Wristband Clutter Reminders
- Primary Wristband Mailbox Reminders
- Seeking Out the Poor and Needy
- Securing Children Through the Everlasting Covenant
- How to Teach a Passage of Scripture
- Personal Progress Tracking Chart - 3
- Personal Progress Goal Tracking Forms
- Personal Progress Parent Letter
- Young Women Everything Tracker
- Monthly Opening Excercises Organizer
- Young Women Opening Excercises Agenda
- Teaching With Love
- Primary Wristband Theme Reminders
- Class Presidency Labels
- Primary September Newsletter
- YW Leadership: Class Presidency Meetings
- Youth Leadership: BYC (Bishopric Youth Council)
- YW Leadership: New Beginnings
- YW Leadership: Role and Responsibilities
- Young Women are like Jelly Beans
- Stepping Stone Goals
- Pass Along Card - Thank You
- Pass Along Card - Angel
- Pass Along Card - Spread Love
- Pass Along Card - Gifts of God
- Personal Progress Leaders Tracking Sheet
- Welcome Packet
- 2007 Birthday Calendar
- 2007 LDS Planning Calendar
- Getting to Know You - Primary Spotlight
- 10 Easy Ways to Help Your Daughter with Personal Progress
- Young Women's Bubbling Birthday Card
- 8 Month Mutual Planner
- Faith in God Tracking Sheet (girls)
- Guidelines for Planning Activities - for YOUTH
- RS Roll Marking Bookmarks for YW and Primary
- Faith in God Tracking Sheet (boys)
- Religious Square Knot Tracking Sheet (FIG boys)
- Religious Square Knot Patch and FIG program
- Primary Bucks - Good Behavior Reward System
- Primary Wristband Testimony Reminders
- Ways to Improve Communication in the Family
- Stop Using Words That Hurt
- Communication/Validation
- Communication Charades
- Make Your Words Soft and Sweet....
- FROG - Fully Rely On God Activity / Leadership Training
- C.I.A. YW Leadership Training
- Ants Activity / Leadership Training
- 3 T's Leadership Training
- Manual 2 Lesson 8 - Mint Condition Communication
- Ways to Improve Communication in the Family - B
- 6 Ways to Make Your Lesson POP
- Nursery Letter
- Primary Activity Sheet
- Beehive Class Presidency Orientation
- Young Women Class Presidency Training Workbook
- 2009 Wristband Reminders
- Primay Cards: "I saw you buzzy choosing the right"
- Primary Opening Exercises and Sharing Time Schedule Documents
- Scripture Reading Chart - 2011
- 2010 Monthly Mutual Themes
- Primary nursery/sunbeams rules
- LDs Young Women Agenda for Sunday Opening Exercises
Remember these helpful handouts were shared by other teachers, so kindly share your handouts/printables, too!
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Printable documents can be found (when available) in the printable handouts section above.
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Related Object Lessons
Our system suggests these LDS Object Lessons that could be used as attention-getters with this lesson.
- Magnifying your Calling
- Want some cake?
- Every person is important - parable of the muffins
- Talent Meal
- Children absorb what we teach
- Appropriate Sabbath Activities
- Once it's out, you can't put it back
- What will you reap?
- Magnification
- Serve God
- Serve the biggest scoop
- Sustain your Leaders
- Every part is important
- Put the Big Rocks in First
- Pop Quiz
- Who Will I Choose to Guide Me?
- Together we cannot fold
- Does it measure up?
- Communication-Telephone Game
- Friendship Fudge
- Dip into your potential!
- Being Dependable
- Knit Together
- Family Unity
- Lesson preparation
- Establishing a Relationship with Heavenly Father
- Team work does make a difference
- "A candle loses nothing by lighting another"
- Recipe for Success
- Time Management
- Time management / Procrastination
- The Lord equipps the Called
- Sharing the Burden of Work
- Communication
- GOSSIP
- It's in the Presentation
- Presentation of a Lesson
- service
- Example of Christ
- Making Time in our Life for the Lord Pays Off
- Importance of lesson preparation
- Temple Work
Aren't these object lessons great? Please share your object lessons, too!
STEP SIX: Do
Help your students live the principles taught by encouraging action:
- What challenge or assignment might I give my class?
- How could a young woman use a journal or scriptures to strengthen her knowledge of this principle?
- What is one behavior a young woman could change this week as a result of this lesson?
- Check the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet index for items you might share.
- Are there Personal Progress Experiences or Projects that relate to the principles taught in this lesson?
The activity ideas listed below can help you reinforce the principles taught in this lesson at mutual or other activity:
Related Activities
A search found the following LDS Activity ideas related to this lesson. Many would make great mutual activities to reinforce the objectives of this lesson!
- Service List
- Music Concert or Music Festival
- A night on the Town
- A Year of Mutual Activities
- Mutual Activities with a Value Purpose
- Baptism Binders
- Midweek Enrichment Activity Ideas
- Youth Fundraiser Ideas
- Youth Leadership Training
- Fundraiser
- Memorize "The Living Christ"
- Youth camp fundraising idea
- Youth fundraising activity
- Communication with Parents
- Fund Raiser
- Mother's Day Service: Youth Teach Primary
Were these activity ideas helpful to you? Please return the favor and share your successful LDS activity ideas, too!
STEP SEVEN: Testify
What is your personal testimony regarding this principle? Be sure to share it with the students in your class during your lesson. President Thomas S. Monson taught: "You do not need to go to [the Holy Land] to walk where Jesus walked. You need simply to walk through the door of your classroom, walk to the front of your class, and bear your testimony--as did Jesus of old--that God our Heavenly Father lives, that the gospel of Christ is a reality, that is has the answers for the problems which vex our young people."
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