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A Message from the spider Queen

7/9/2019

The hardest part is knowing exactly when To let change happen. Refuse to plant your feet and fight the storm.
Or let go and trust yourself and God to carry you through.

Change will happen. Change brings pain. And pain.... Demands that it be felt.

Sadly we have to be apart of that, And it can happen like that at any time.

Pain changes people. It makes them feel too much and they beg to become numb to the steely feeling of pains violating shards. Like glass pain severed and gouged my former self until she lay bleeding on the ground. That day I quit.... I quit allowing people to under value me. I learned to find confidence and value in myself. If I’m my own best critic then I am the one I should be trying to be. Always be yourself.... who ever that is... I am super excited to meet all of you positive social change Monsters. Please visit us at oddity13.org for more information. Myscreation.com .

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leadership communication

2/27/2018

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leadership communication by Sydoney A.A. Banks
Effective Communication Tips to Assist and Improve Your Great Leadership Skills

Leaders are often the center of their organization and are always being watched for their best and their worst behaviors. “Words and actions can become habits and habits contribute to defining our character. Leadership is a privilege that must be earned every day” (Gleeson 1). “Effective communication is also about emotional intelligence, knowing your audience and active listening” (Gleeson 1). Effective communication is an essential component of professional success whether it is at the interpersonal, inter-group, intra-group, organizational, external level (Myatt 2). Leaders are models of how they should behave and others do watch and follow how they see leaders acting and communicating (Anthony 1). Great communicators possess a heightened sense of situational and contextual awareness; they are great listeners and astute in their observations; they are skilled at reading a person/group by sensing the moods, dynamics, attitudes, values, and concerns of those being communicated with; they possess the uncanny ability to adapt their messaging to said environment without missing a beat;
and the message is 100% about meeting the needs and the expectations
of those you’re communicating with (Myatt 2).

Following are several great communication tips to help you become a much better communicator and an effect leader. Be honest. People will invest time and take risks in ways they never would if they sense their leader is worthy, reputable, and has integrity. To create trust – earn it – with the right acting, thinking, and decision making. People will forgive many things where trust exists, but will rarely forgive anything where trust is absent (Myatt 2). Be present. Stay actively present in the moment and be engaged with your audience no matter how trivial you think the conversation may be; that way
they know you care about them (Gleeson 1). Get personal. Have organizational conversations – think dialog not monologue and the more personal and engaging the more effective it will be (Myatt 2). “There is great truth in the following axiom: ‘people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care’” (Myatt 2). Develop meaningful relationships to know what others think and want before it becomes too late to learn what you could have done to make things
better in the first place (Myatt 2). Ask the right questions.

To build and have a great team, one of the greatest privileges a strong leader will attain, can be accomplished by asking the right questions to promote productive and intelligent communication among one another. Have people on your team to success that are much smarter and more talented than yourself in many various areas, so that everyone involved on the team can act on their own areas of strength for the greater good of the entire team. Get specific. Time is precious; so you have to quickly and accurately make the main point clearly, concisely, and simply to be understood fully and to hit the high points/important details so that the main objective is heard and absorbed by all – and expect the same from others. Make your words count (Myatt 3). Interact with a servant’s heart. Transfer ideas, align expectations, inspire actions, and spread your vision and passion; focus on contributing more than receiving – what does the other party want, need, and desire – then you learn more and gain more and can then contribute more to attaining both your goal and theirs (Myatt 3).Have an open mind. Seek out others who hold dissenting opinions and opposing positions with the goal not of convincing them to change their minds, but with the goal of understanding what’s on their mind and be genuinely curious and interested (Myatt 3). Have an open dialog with those who confront you, challenge you, stretch you, and develop you; remember their opinion is not important, but the willingness to discuss issues with you with you having an open mind and the ability to learn is what is the most important for improvement (Myatt 3).

Speak less and listen more. Learn to actively listen to those speaking. Wise people listen more and speak less – the less we talk, the more we will learn from those around us (Gleeson 2). The greatest form of discourse takes place within a conversation, know when to talk, when to converse, and when to listen so you will be able to learn the most (Myatt 3). “Active listening involves concentrating only on the speaker and ignoring outside interruptions, including the listener’s own wandering thoughts or possible responses. Active listeners also refrain from interrupting, give the speaker time to finish, show they are listening by doing things like nodding or smiling and reflect or paraphrase back to verify their understanding” (Anthony 1). Work on emotional intelligence. “Emotional intelligence is not a softer-side leadership quality, it’s imperative. Being self-aware, disciplined, empathetic, and remaining calm under pressure are all aspects of emotional intelligence that can improve leadership ability” (Gleeson 3). Therefore, these are learned capabilities that have
to be worked on and developed over time (Gleeson 3).
Replace ego with empathy. Be straightforward, sincere, and truthful when
communicating and use empathy and caring as you display a level of authenticity and transparency to articulate the main point of your presentation. This will help you turn anger into respect and doubt into trust with others when you avoid using your
ego to get your message across (Myatt 3).
Stay calm and be positive. Smile and carry yourself with confidence – calm is contagious – body language, tone, and delivery are very important. Effective communication is only about 7% of the words you say, so remember to be calm and positive (Gleeson 3).

Actions and nonverbal cues include facial expressions, use of hand motions, body posture, and eye movements so strive to always match these cues to your words and then the words are more believable and trustworthy (Anthony 1).
Read between the lines. Great leaders have the uncanny ability to understand what is not said, witnessed, or heard and they know there is much to gain from the minds of others; so watch and listen and speak less and your awareness level will rise (Myatt 3).
When speaking, know what you are talking about. Develop a technical command over your subject matter – add value to a situation or topic and be credible – it matters very much what you say and how you say it (Myatt 4). Speak to groups as individuals. Good communicators/leaders can tailor
a message from one to ten to a hundred to thousands of listeners and have
their audience members feel that they are the individual the speaker is directly
talking to. Knowing how to work a room or an auditorium and being able to establish credibility, trust, and rapport are keys to successful interactions (Myatt 4). Adapt your
style to your audience – identify your audience and their characteristics and interests, adjust your communication style based on what the audience needs and what will encourage them to react to meet the goals of the communication (Anthony 1).
Be prepared to change if the message is needed. Know how to prepare and
develop a contingency plan and your objective must be in alignment with those
you are communicating with and remember to use “great questions, humor, stories, analogies, relevant data, and where needed, bold statements to help connect and
engender the confidence and trust that it takes for people to engage” (Myatt 4). Always have a plan A, but if it for any reason should fail remember to have a plan B or maybe
even a plan C, sometimes things do go awry so be prepared to succeed.

Prepare the way. Spend time to prepare the way for others to receive a productive conversation. Let them know where you are coming from so they will know where you
are going to – communicate your objective to others. The message is received
when the way is made clear for listeners to hear and understand the full message
given using knowledge, logic, reason, empathy, etc., and it won’t fall on deaf ears
and have to be reinforced or clarified later (Myatt 4).
“Effective communication skills do not come naturally for most people” and many “need to practice repeatedly in order to improve their skills” and one may “consider classes or training that will help them communicate effectively” (Anthony 2).

Works Cited
Anthony, Leigh.  Effective Communication & Leadership.

Gleeson, Brent.  5 Ways to Improve Leadership Communication. Published on May 23, 2016. TakingPoint (http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/)

Myatt, Mike.  10 Communication Secrets Of Great Leaders. April 4, 2012. Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/04/04/10-communication-secrets-of-great-leaders/#218c8fe822fe

smallbusiness.chron.com/effective-communication-leadership-5090.html

https://www.inc.com/brent-gleeson/5-ways-to-improve-leadership-communication.html

Some good videos on Leadership and Communication.

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UZA and UZA Synyster Syn Founder Sydoney Banks Trip to LeaderShape

6/10/2017

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Photos by Erica Horihan

UZA and UZA Synyster Syn Founder
Sydoney Banks Trip to LeaderShape.

About LeaderShape®
LeaderShape® is a community of individuals working to create a world that does not exist right now except in moments.

The world we want to experience is where everyone leads with integrity and embraces living in possibility. Where anything is possible. Where everyone sees their own gifts and finds ways to use them for the greater good. We want to see our best selves.

A few men in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity started LeaderShape® in the early 1980’s. Through many conversations in the basement of their headquarters, a vision was created to develop a week long immersion experience to help the men of that fraternity become better leaders. In the process of doing so, they realized that leadership is not just for Greek men, but also for everyone. With the development of the LeaderShape® Institute™ in 1986 and subsequent invitations to non-Greek participants, the decision was made to start a unique not-for-profit called LeaderShape® so that the program would not be seen as only for Greek students. They succeeded.

Ever since that period of time, LeaderShape® has grown through the recommendations of those that have participated in our programs. They shared their experience and invited others to participate as well.

We are “about” bringing our vision to reality. We invite you to join us.

www.leadershape.org
www.facebook.com/LeaderShapeOrg

LeaderShape 2017
Thank you all!

Sydoney was one of the few selected by the PVCC Student Life Center to have the opportunity to attend LeaderShape for spring 2017. When Syd found out she was selected, she could not believe it. To apply for LeaderShape you have to fill out paperwork and complete an interview with the selecting committee. Syd was very nervous and anxious while waiting even though she did her best and she finally was selected and very grateful. Retreat Week: Sunday, May 21st - Friday, May 26th, 2017. The retreat will take place at CGCC and ASU Polytechnic. She wants to thank Mike Ho for selecting her and allowing her this unique and extra special opportunity to attend LeaderShape as a student representative for PVCC.

Mike, you are truly amazing and so supportive of me and I am very blessed and sincerely thankful to have you and everyone at PVCC Student Life involved with me and my student life while I attend PVCC. I owe a lot to you, Mike Ho! Thank you so very much! Thank you also, Rowdy Duncan, for all your love and support!

Thank You Mike Ho!

www.paradisevalley.edu/student-life/leadership-programs/leadershape-2017

My Amazing Family Cluster We Are Groot!

I was blessed with such a special and outstanding Family Cluster at LeaderShape.
I love you also much! I had an amazing time with you.
I will hold on to my memories with you forever.
We had the best mother, and Cluster leader of all Ila Washington.
Ila I love you so much! Thank you Ila for all your hard work, love and support.
You made We Are Groot so specail, and we had the best leader to guide us.
What a good looking group of such wonderful leaders.
I loved doing skits with you guys, and playing Tiffany's Grandmother.
I wish, and hope all your dreams come true.
Don't give up, and know you are loved.
Keep It Sexy!

We are Groot Skits

Syd said this was such an amazing experience and she got very close to many others while they too were attending LeaderShape. Syd learned a lot while at LeaderShape, but Syd found the relationships and bonds of fellowship and love to be the most rewarding. Syd had a very rough day why she was away at LeaderShape, when she learned of an amazing woman’s passing away, who happened to be a very special friend of Syd’s family. The loss was extra hard because she was away from home, but with the love and support of the group Syd made it through the loss. I was very upset to have lost such an extraordinary human from the world, Ms. Windy West. I had just seen her the weekend before LeaderShape and she appeared to be her fantastic self. She was so awesomely amazing and a great leader herself; she was a kind, beautiful, inspiring human being. She will be missed and will always remain close to my heart as well as and in the heart of UZA. Our prayers and hearts go out to her family and the multitude of friends she had in the entertainment world. You will always be carried with us, Windy. It was such a fine privilege and honor to have the opportunity to meet you as well as to work with you and to be able to call you a friend.

Amazing Panel of Speakers

Hold on to this experience

Syd learned at LeaderShape how to be a successful leader and to use it for good and to make a real difference with positive social change. Syd also learned life can be short and is very precious. Relationships are so very special and you should make the best of those relationships while you have them, before they may be gone. You really never know when you might lose them. True friendship is difficult to find, but not impossible to have and you need to nourish it to keep it alive and healthy. Humans are social beings and we need each other for healthy existences. Dearly hold on to your friendships and never let go. MAKE TIME FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVE ONES, FOR NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT! To show up and share time is very important and means so much for everyone involved. Make time to be involved in the lives of those you really care about. Friendships are not just one-sided and only about you; they are about both you and your friend and that means giving of yourself as well as receiving of your friends. Please enjoy life and be there for others, especially your loved ones and your friends. Make new friends for they can last forever!

Getting Down at LeaderShape with Mo!
Mo had some pretty good dance moves.

LeaderShape know how to party!
So much fun, and helps keep the energy up!

Syd also learned to be a great leader is to be selfless, it is not about you, and it is about your team. The leader is successful when their team is successful. The worst type of leader is the one that is selfish and usually they care more about themselves then they care about their team. These leaders use their power for selfishness or even for evil and often abuse their powers to get personal gain. I have seen this type of leadership a lot and it has even happened to me in my life more times than I would like to recall. Greed, pride, and power take over and the leader miss uses their leadership and the sad thing is that unaware followers will blindly follow the leader and never even know what is really going on. I want to lead with integrity and be the best leader that I can and lead with my heart and my values for the benefit of my entire group’s success. I want to build a beloved community and use positive social change for the betterment of my community as well as for the whole world around me. I want to use my leadership for good and for positivity to assist others; to build them up so that we can all help ourselves as we also help enrich those around us that we come into contact with to build a beautiful, caring, resourceful, beloved community.

LeaderShape Fun

Eating Time

Sydoney performed several different activities that bonded her with all kinds of different people from many different schools, backgrounds, countries, and beliefs. Syd had a blast and learned so much from everyone and everything they all did. Syd also worked on her dream while there at LeaderShape; she wants to own her own haunted house, similar to the one that was in Utah, the legendary Rocky Point Haunted House. She wants a haunted house that will help people and that will provide positive social changes and will teach youth and adults several various skills. She wants a haunted house that is more than just a haunted house; one that will truly be a family for those that work in it, work for it, and for those that will attend it as well. She wants to help others and to make a real positive difference in the haunted attraction industry for employees, actors, and even for patrons of the haunt. Haunted attraction actors love what they do so much that they will put up with a lot, even when it is unfair and even wrong, and there is room for a lot of improvement for everyone.

Some of LeaderShape Activities

Syd learned so much and when it was time to go home it was hard to say goodbye and leave all those she had formed friendships with. She hopes to stay in touch with her new LeaderShape family and some of them might even come to visit at some of UZA’s events and maybe even join her on this evolving mission to change the world for greatness and success.

We did it guys we graduated LeaderShape 2017!

I know the real James Bond!

James you did a fantastic job
on your first LeaderShape!

LeaderShape Staff 2017

Thank you all so much for your hard work, Late nights, and lack of sleep, putting up with us, love, support, humor, personality, leadership, jokes, stories, strengths,
time, energy, paperwork and everything else you did.
We could not have asked for a better team. You did an amazing job.
I hope we all learned something. I hope we all go go out into the world, and use what we have learned, and make a difference.
I hope we make you all proud.

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Microsoft Learning Tools: Education and Technology

5/9/2017

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Microsoft Learning Tools: Education and TechnologyOne in five students struggle with dyslexia, which can affect their ability to read, write and participate in class. Microsoft Learning Tools is software that helps improve reading skills by reducing visual crowding, highlighting words, and reading text aloud, so students can engage with words in a whole new way.

See how technology and education come together to empower young minds to do more.

www.microsoft.com/en-us/empowering/?story=learningtools&OCID

www.onenote.com/learningtools

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A Message from the spider Queen

leadership communication

leadership communication by Sydoney A.A. Banks
Effective Communication Tips to Assist and Improve Your Great Leadership Skills

UZA and UZA Synyster Syn Founder Sydoney Banks Trip to LeaderShape

Photos by Erica Horihan

LeaderShape 2017
Thank you all!

Thank You Mike Ho!

www.paradisevalley.edu/student-life/leadership-programs/leadershape-2017

My Amazing Family Cluster We Are Groot!

We are Groot Skits

Amazing Panel of Speakers

Hold on to this experience

Getting Down at LeaderShape with Mo!
Mo had some pretty good dance moves.

LeaderShape know how to party!
So much fun, and helps keep the energy up!

LeaderShape Fun

Eating Time

Some of LeaderShape Activities

We did it guys we graduated LeaderShape 2017!

I know the real James Bond!

James you did a fantastic job
on your first LeaderShape!

LeaderShape Staff 2017

Microsoft Learning Tools: Education and Technology

www.onenote.com/learningtools

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A Message from the spider Queen

leadership communication

​leadership communication by Sydoney A.A. BanksEffective Communication Tips to Assist and Improve Your Great Leadership Skills

UZA and UZA Synyster Syn Founder Sydoney Banks Trip to LeaderShape

Photos by Erica Horihan

LeaderShape 2017Thank you all!

Thank You Mike Ho!

www.paradisevalley.edu/student-life/leadership-programs/leadershape-2017

My Amazing Family Cluster We Are Groot!

We are Groot Skits

Amazing Panel of Speakers

Hold on to this experience

Getting Down at LeaderShape with Mo!Mo had some pretty good dance moves.

LeaderShape know how to party!So much fun, and helps keep the energy up!

LeaderShape Fun

Eating Time

Some of LeaderShape Activities

We did it guys we graduated LeaderShape 2017!

I know the real James Bond!

James you did a fantastic job on your first LeaderShape!

LeaderShape Staff 2017

Microsoft Learning Tools: Education and Technology

www.onenote.com/learningtools

Dates

Categories

Scan Code to Join Team UZA or Click Me To fill out an application

Click Me to follow UZA on social media or donate to UZA

leadership communication by Sydoney A.A. Banks
Effective Communication Tips to Assist and Improve Your Great Leadership Skills

LeaderShape 2017
Thank you all!

Getting Down at LeaderShape with Mo!
Mo had some pretty good dance moves.

LeaderShape know how to party!
So much fun, and helps keep the energy up!

James you did a fantastic job
on your first LeaderShape!