Understanding Your Leadership Style

Toastmasters Advanced Communication Series. 
Public Relations. Project 1. The Goodwill Speech.

Objectives:

• Prepare a talk that will build goodwill for your organization by supplying useful information of interest to the audience.
• Favorably influence the audience by skillful and friendly delivery of your talk

Time: Five to seven minutes.

Summary

Each one of us is a leader. We may just have different leadership styles. This talk and exercise* will help you to identify your particular style.

*using material by Brenda Herchmer from Active Engaged Creative Communities (http://acecommunities.ca/)

Presentation Slides

Speech Evaluator Comments

• The audience was curious about the topic
• Use remote control to improve the flow
• Watch out "pen in hand" when talking
• Suggestions for a stronger opening
• A YOU question: "What kind of leader are YOU?"
• A story: "I had a boss whose leadership style was ..."
• Good energy, body language, eye contact and pace

Are you a/do you have hyper-parents?

Here is an interesting documentary and food for thought about the past, present and future of our families and society.

Hyper parent check list:

- Do you see your child's first birthday as an achievement?
- Do you consider yourself your children's best friend?
- Are you competing with other parents for the biggest number of activities/attention for your children?
- Are your children in college/university giving you their username/password so you can check their schedules/grades/email?
- Will you give them a wake-up call so they don't miss a class in university?
- Will you try to negotiate the salary with your children's employer in their new job?

Hyper Parents & Coddled Kids. A CBC documentary.