LMS Development Series Exercises

7 Module 3: Screen 50 Interactive Exercise  The purpose of this exercise is to help the student clarify and name the little known or unknown stresses in their work and personal life and to evaluate their communication practices.  The student is asked to write down the answers to the following questions. 1. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the Best), how would you rate the status of communication first in your work life then in your personal life? 2. Describe a time when you communicated poorly in your work life. On a scale of 1 to 10, what was your overall energy level at that time? 3. Describe a time when you communicated well in your work life. On a scale of 1 to 10, what was your overall energy level at that time? 4. Now, answer questions 2 & 3 for communication incidents in your personal life. 5. Given your answers to the previous questions, what can you do to improve communication in both your work life and personal life? Write down a few ideas and be as specific as you can. 6. Have you ever put off a difficult decision or communication event because you “just weren’t up to it?” Name that event or occasion. 7. Write down the name of a leader you have known or worked with.  On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate that person’s communication skills?  What did they do that was effective? Ineffective?  Be as specific as you can.  This exercise will be used in Module 4 to help the student write their Communication Action Plan and can be shared with their supervisor or mentor. Module 4: Screen 53 begins the planning phase for the student’s final Communication Action Plan.  The student is asked to use the lists he prepared in Module 2 and 3.  The student is asked to make a list of the stress producing issues they identified in Module 2 that they want to resolve then put a check next to the two or three issues they want to tackle first.  It is the student’s option to share this exercise with their supervisor or mentor. Module 4: Screens 54 thru 57 Action Planning Phase  The student is instructed to plan and begin to create their Communication Action Plan to resolve some of the stress issues in their life.  On screen 58, Step 8, the student is instructed to complete their Communication Action Plan and to rehearse it with someone they trust. This person may or may not be their supervisor depending upon if the supervisor is a major cause of their stress. At some point, the supervisor should be brought up to speed on the student’s progress and action plan.