Leadership Development Home Programs Events Forms Newsletter Publications MHV Scholarships Volunteers Contact Us MSUcares home	Leadership Development Programs Programs are conducted by Leadership Development Area Agents. To request a program for your group, contact your County Extension Director. Target Audience Adults Focus Clientele: Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers Master Clothing Volunteers Master Family Life Education Volunteers Caregiver Providers Community Civic Organizations Extension Personnel Various Agency Staff Development Health is Academic Workshop Scenarios Are You Listening This presentation enables the learner to become aware of how he/she listens and how he/she should listen to others. Participants will learn how to improve listening skills. Cultivating Healthy Clubs A Power Point that gives criteria and the basic principles needed for a Healthy Club. It gives 12 ways to develop a Healthy Club, the four principles for cultivating the resources of an organization. Dressing for Success Participants will learn image counts, how to bring out your best features, shopping and accessorizing with shoes and accessories, building a winning wardrobe, career wardrobe, and clothes of authority. They will also learn lines, colors, and hints for dressing for success for women and men. Diversity This program provides a basic look at what diversity means and how important it is to us as individuals as well as a nation. This program answers the following questions: What are the various forms of discrimination that are prevalent? What are the barriers to diversity? Just what does discrimination create in a society? This presentation provides ways to put diversity into action. Enhancing Your Public Speaking Skills Participants will learn how to speak with a purpose, learn to organize and deliver effective speech, rules of the 4-H public speaking contest and be challenged to recruit and train 4-Hers for this contest area. Generations in the Workforce Participants learn about the four generations and who they are. This workshop will also discuss how we relate and communicate differently to the different generations. The learner will identify methods of communication that work with each group as customers and co-workers. Leadership Ethics This presentation enables the learner to become aware of some common definitions for the terms values, morals, and ethics. The "Six Pillars of Character" are explained and the group will learn how they apply to the decision-making process. Leadership in the Home Participants will learn the importance of the family working together as a unit. They also will learn several ways that might enhance the family unit to be more productive and effective. Leadership Styles/Personalities This presentation teaches how to identify different leadership and personality styles and types and how they affect the goals of effective leaders. Presentation Techniques This presentation will cover types of visuals, why visuals should be used, and guidelines for using visuals, how to select the right visual, and color combinations for good visibility. Teaching Techniques Participants will learn about effective openings and closings in a presentation. The learner will gain insight on some do's and don'ts of teaching techniques. Team Building Participants will gain insight in how to build a stronger team, improve team-working abilities, resolve team conflicts, and learn the pros and cons of a team. Participants also will participant in several hands-on team building activities and give group feedback concerning their task. Professionalism in the Workplace This workshop explains what professionalism is and explores eleven points of professionalism. Participants will also learn what it means to be a professional in today's business sector and how to project an image that enhances a positive self-image in the workplace.
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