Create & Communicate a Compelling Vision

Your 1st Step to Great Leadership

Dr. Deborah Frey CEO/Founder, FreyWorks & Associates Consulting LCC

Southern Illinois Toastmasters Club Vice President of Public Relations

"Would you tell me, please which way I ought to go from here?" she asked. "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," was the reply. "I don't much care where--" she said.

"Then, it doesn't matter which way you go."

Following the bus, if it’s going “nowhere in particular”? Maybe?

Uh-oh! There’s an accident ahead,

so you’re just crawling along.

Looks like some cars take another

route and exit when they can.

Some get hungry, so they take a break to find a restaurant!

2 questions that leaders must have foremost in their minds:

1. Do I know exactly where I am trying to go?

2. If so, how do my followers know?

Father Theodore Hesburgh, Former President of Notre Dame University

“The very essence of leadership is you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and

forcefully on every occasion.

“You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”

Creating an effective vision is no simple task.

A vision should be succinct, clear, and exciting.

We must :

Create that Vision. (Determine where we are taking the bus.)

Communicate it effectively . (Everyone wants to get on the same bus to get there.)

So How Will You Communicate Your Vision?

You are going to TALK!

View From Here

Believe It or Not

Your chances of dying of stage fright are extremely slim!

World Leader in Communication & Leadership Development

Toastmasters Clubs Help People Become MORE!

• More effective communicators

• More productive leaders

• More influential when "grace under fire" is critical!

Toastmasters is a safe place! • Practice with no penalties for

failure

• Learn to build self-confidence

• Go outside of your comfort zone & survive!

Fear No More!

Immediate (Right Now) Areas When Toastmasters Helps

• What you should have said

• The Habit of Courage (attitude)

• Finding Your Voice

• When you dread giving a speech

At Toastmasters Club Meeting, YOU:

• Become a connector--a powerful conversationalist

• Give & receive honest, supportive feedback

• Develop leadership skills

• Determine EXACTLY Where You Want to Go

• Create Your Vision to Honor the Past and Prepare For The Future

• Live Your Vision, So Others Will More Fully Understand Why It Is Desirable

• Communicate Your Vision

• Identify Tools That Will Support Development of Communication Skills & Your Leadership Abilities

How Will YOU Take Your 1st Step to Great Leadership?

We Expect

GREAT Things!

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