ICLD 1.12 Effective Communication

Module Overviewu00a0

The process of effective communication is so important to a leader that it must be a primary function in the development of leadership skills.u00a0 You see, if a leader cannot effectively communicate his/her message or vision to those who will be responsible for carrying it out, they cannot possibly be effective as a leader.u00a0 This module is designed to explain the importance of competent communication and stress the fact that effective leaders must be effective communicators who understand that communication is a process whereby an individual influences others through successfully communicating their message to achieve a shared goal.

Module Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module student should be able to:

• Define the elements of effective communication.
• Understand why leaders must be competent communicators.
• Identify effective presentation techniques of successful leaders.

Instructor: u00a0Dr. Larry Long, Executive Director of the CJC-CLD serves as Professor and Executive Director of the School of Communication at Illinois State University. u00a0He holds a Bachelor of Science (Speech, Education, Mathematics) from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, a Master of Science (Communication, Educational & Psychological Research) from the University of North Texas, and a PhD (Organizational Communication, Management, Research Methods, Computer Science) from the University of Oklahoma. u00a0In addition, he received the honor of being named as the 1998-99 u201cPerson of the Yearu201d by the National Society of Accountants for his work in developing their strategic plan and process decision making systems. u00a0Dr. Long has been qualified as an expert witness in product liability litigation, particularly in the areas of warning label efficacy and research methodology. u00a0Dr. Long is a retired artillery and infantry officer who completed 21 years of honorable service with the Army National Guard and is an honorary member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.