Elements of School Communication
Writing Tips for School Leaders
Speaking Tips for School Leaders
Tips on nonverbal communication
You can't kill the grapevine
100

    It needs to be carefully planned, systematically managed, and continuously monitored and refined.

What is effective communication?

100

This is a cornerstone for effective communication.

What is written expression?

100

Leaders have to do this and it is a part of their life.

What is to speak formally and informally to large and small groups?

100

  Gestures, body talk, and nonverbal messages make up this idea.

What is a silent language?

100

An informal, invisible internet that operates within every organization.  It's not always accurate, but it is fast and efficient.  It is packed with information, misinformation, half-truths, gossip, guesswork and speculation.

What is the grapevine?

200

It's the source, the message, the channel, the receiver, the reaction, the feedback, and the action.

What is the good communication cycle?

200

Simply to know your weak spots and to work on them.

What is the key to improving your writing?

200

Prepare with both the topic and the listeners in mind, believe in your message, present a clear message using powerful word choices, make friends with your nervousness, plan what to do with your hands, do whatever is takes to get the audiences attention early in the speech. 

What are tips from top speakers?

200

Learning to read the vocabulary of body language is a short cut to this.

What is a short cut to "hearing" the real message behind the words?

200

Where organizations are unstable, where the trust is low, and where communication is sparse.

Where do grapevines flourish?
300

You need to keep this in mind each time you plan a communication strategy.

What is the specific audience?

300

Never write a memo or letter when you are angry or fatigued, get a good grammar guide, don't clutter your work with unnecessary words or phrases, avoid fragments, don't over use really, very or totally.

What are tips that can help correct any writing deficiencies?

300

To make more speeches and presentations for practice.

How do you improve in making effective speeches and presentations?
300

When the spoken words don't match the body language.

What is when the experienced communicators tend to believe the nonverbal message?

300
Telling the truth, be as open with bad news as you are with good news, treat subordinates as adults, if you don't know, say so.  Give everyone the same information, pass on information in a timely manner, communicate face to face (when possible), if a rumor is a lie, set the record straight as soon as possible.

How does a leader manage the grapevine?

400

This is a secret of successful school communications.

What is to not have any secrets and to be open?

400

They are known for their persistence.

What are leaders known for?

400

All individuals and groups send vital messages through their posture, gestures, and body movements.

What do most successful leaders understand?
400

They establish themselves as the primary source of dependable insider information, not the grapevine.

What is a savvy leader?