Competent Leadership

# Project Objectives #
Req'd
1 Listening and Leadership
  • Prepare Determine your current listening skills;
  • Identify the seven steps to better listening;
  • Practice listening skills in various club meeting roles.
3
2 Critical Thinking
  • Determine your current thinking skills;
  • Practice critical thinking skills in various club roles;
2
3 Giving Feedback
  • Determine your current skills in giving feedback;
  • Identify the steps in giving feedback effectively;
  • Practice giving feedback as you serve in various meetings roles.
3
4 Time Management
  • Determine your current time-management skills;
  • Identify steps to effectively manage time;
  • Practice time-management skills in various club roles.
2
5 Planning and Implementation
  • Determine current planning and implementation skills;
  • Identify steps in planning and implementation process;
  • Practice planning and implementation skills in various club roles.
3
6 Organizing and Delegating
  • Determine current skills in organizing and delegating;
  • Identify steps in the organization and delegation process;
  • Practice skills in organizing and delegating during various club roles.
1
7 Developing Your Facilitation Skills
  • Determine your present facilitation abilities;
  • Identify facilitation strategies;
  • Practice facilitation skills in various meeting roles.
2
8 Motivating People
  • Determine your current motivational skills;
  • Identify conditions that motivate people;
  • Practice motivational skills while serving in club roles.
3
9 Mentoring
  • Determine your current mentoring skills;
  • Identify the steps in being a good mentor;
  • Practice mentoring skills in various club roles.
1
10 Team Building
  • Determine your current team-building skills;
  • Identify the steps in building a Team;
  • Practice team-building skills while serving in various club roles.
2
(TM+GE)
or
1 other

Project Matrix

The following table shows which meeting or club roles fulfill project requirements in the Competent Leadership manual.

NOTE: The Project Matrix in the Competent Leadership manual was mis-printed. There are six errors -- five "X"s were omitted and one "X" placed incorrectly. Those marked in RED in the following chart are the corrections.

ROLE Project
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Speaker       X X          
Speech Evaluator X X X         X    
Timekeeper       X            
Grammarian X X X X            
Ah Counter X                  
Table Topics Speaker X                  
Table Topicsmaster       X X   X      
General Evaluator   X X   X   X X   X
Toastmaster     X X X   X X   X
Help to Organize a Club Speech Contest           X        
Chair a Club Speech Contest                   X
Help Organize a Club Special Event           X        
Chair a Club Special Event                   X
Help Organize a Public Relations Campaign           X        
Chair a Public Relations Campaign               X   X
Help Organize a Club Membership Campaign or Contest           X        
Chair a Club Membership Campaign or Contest               X   X
Help Produce the Club Newsletter           X        
Assist the Club Webmaster           X        
Serve as Club Newsletter Editor or Club Webmaster                   X
Befriend a Guest at a Club Meetng             X      
Mentor for a New Member                 X  
Mentor for an Existing Member                 X  
Guidance Committee Member                 X  
Total Projects Required 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 2(TM+GE)
or1other

NOTE: Our meeting roles that do NOT contribute toward completion of Competent Leadership manual are: Vote Counter; Greeter; Jokemaster; and Videographer. Minimum meeting roles required to complete program: 21 (or 22 if Project #10 is fulfilled by serving as both Toastmaster and General Evaluator instead of one of the listed Project Chairs)