Course Descriptions
Public Speaking:
Toastmasters International (Concord, NH branch) provides a program that trains participants to deliver messages in a concise manner that distinguishes good speakers from mediocre.
Social Capital:
Understanding the importance and value of a social network to the well-being of bothindividuals and entire communities is critically important to understanding the value of intentionally creating working relationships.
Group and Power Dynamics:
ELCC’s curriculum exposes participants to explore the issues of power and opportunities to jointly create the collective power of the class toward a given project.
Advocacy:
Understanding the needs of others, putting those needs into message format, and effectively presenting those needs to individuals or groups that have the power to effect an outcome is not easy.
Strategic Planning:
The art of assessing or determining all the steps necessary to accomplishing a goal or objective is very important. Strategic planning provides students with an understanding of the components of assessing the challenges to and planning action steps for reaching their goal.
Conflict Resolution:
As a leader, one is often called upon to help resolve individual and community conflicts. Training in the skills of conflict resolution is a key element of ELCC’s skills development platform.
Facilitation Skills:
Many people find it difficult to direct a meeting, particularly where there is lots of passion and conflicting agendas and produce good meeting outcomes. However, it is a skill that can be defined, teased apart, and practiced.