Dfcs training for New County Directors Workshop No. 1 Leadership Trainer’s Guide

Show OH 70 (Welcome Back – Day Three). 
Facilitate a quick, upbeat icebreaker activity to get things going.
¾ Ask participants to turn to a partner and complete the following 
sentence: “After completing this workshop, I hope that you 
____________.” 
Remind participants of the agenda for Day Three. 
Refer participants back to the flip chart you created in Day Two: “Three 
Ways to Positively and Ethically Influence People.” 
Say: Yesterday, we discussed “leading by example” and “building 
relationships.” Let’s talk about “mentoring by instruction,” which can be 
more simply referred to as 
communication.
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
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Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
Communicating Instruction
71
Activity: Rate Your 
Communication/Teaching Skills
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This is an individual activity.
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Read each of the descriptions skills from 
Covey’s Principle-Centered Leadership.
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Rate yourself by placing a check (
3) in 
the column that most closely describes 
how often you do this.
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You will have 5 minutes to complete this.
Show OH 71 (Activity: Rate Your Communication/Teaching Skills). 
Say: We’re going to begin with a self-assessment. This one is similar to the 
ones you did yesterday, except this time you are rating yourself on 
communication / teaching skills. 
Refer participants to the worksheet for this activity on Page 36 of the 
Participant Guide. 
Facilitate activity according to instructions on the slide. 
Trainer’s Note: No formal debrief of this self-assessment is necessary.
Transition: The self-assessment you just completed gives you a good 
picture of principle-centered communication and instruction. Once again, 
though, the actions are at a higher level. Let’s look at some detailed 
“pointers” on communication. 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
90 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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