Communications Skills are at the heart of each interaction.

1. S U C o u r s e r e p s
Can you talk the talk?
Sam Dziemianko- Career Development Service

2. Objectives of this workshop
• Practice the skills you will need in your role
• Get to know your fellow course reps
• Develop some methods for the passage of information

3. Icebreaker- Two truths and a lie
• Work with the person next to you
• Tell them two truths and a lie
• Guess which one is correct

4. Example
1. My favourite meal is afternoon tea
2. I am terrified of being in water
3. I have a dog called Susan

5. Spot the Lie
1. I spent $800 dollars in two weeks on Apple music.
2. I once set my hair on fire.
3. I ate two rows of chocolate bars from a vending machine.

6. Icebreaker- Two truths and a lie
• Work with the person next to you
• Tell them two truths and a lie
• Guess which one is correct

7. Skills

8. Task- Make a hat/boat
• Get into teams of 4-5 with a mix of year groups in
• You have 15 minutes for everyone in your team to have a boat

9. Let’s reflect….
1. What information did you need?
2. What skills did you use to achieve the task?
3. How effective were you in getting/relaying that information?
4. Did you come up with any novel approaches to the task?
5. What would you do differently next time?
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10. Skills

11. Take away’ s
• One from each group….
• Look at the areas you need to develop to be successful in your role