Training Session: Chain of Communication, Mentorship, Leadership and Empowerment
This 3-hour cleaning exercise, interactive session, designed for youths, students, and early-career professionals, focused on building strong communication and leadership skills. Using role play, group discussions, and reflection, participants explored how effective communication ensures accountability and reduces conflict.
Key activities included:
* Telephone Game Icebreaker to demonstrate how unclear messages can distort meaning.
* Mapping Communication Chains in schools, businesses, and community projects.
* Mentorship & Leadership Discussion highlighting listening, clarity, transparency, and feedback.
* Leadership in Action Group Task where participants practiced cleaning exercise, delegating, role clarity, and teamwork.
Key Takeaways:
* A clear chain of communication prevents confusion.
* Effective leaders listen, delegate clearly, and ensure feedback.
* Every team member shares responsibility in communication.
The session closed with reflection on how participants can apply clear communication and leadership in their daily lives.
Activity Plan: Chain of Communication, Mentorship, Leadership & Empowerment
Duration: 3 hours
Target Audience: Youths, students, and early-career professionals
Methodology: Cleaning exercise, interactive activities, role play, group discussions, and reflection
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Lead Facilitator (Speaker 1 – Kadijatou M. Jallow)
Welcome participants, introduce the session’s objectives.
Guide the Telephone Game Icebreaker and lead the debrief on communication clarity.
Deliver the mini lecture on the chain of communication.
Close the session with reflection and final remarks.
2. Mentor 1: Alieu Ceesay - Project Coordinator GRUID (Communication Chain Activity)
* Facilitate group mapping of communication chains for:
A school cleaning project
A small Agri business
A community initiative
Support participants in understanding accountability and reporting lines.
3. Mentor 2 Sadibou KA Project Manager LINKMEUP (Mentorship & Leadership Discussion)
* Lead discussion on traits of a good leader: listening, transparency, clarity, feedback.
Guide role plays where participants act as leaders and team members.
Debrief on how leaders ensured understanding and feedback.
4. Mentor 3 Adama Jallow - Journalist intern, The Point (Leadership in Action Group Task)
Organize participants into small groups for the Cleaning Exercise.
Assign one leader per group to delegate roles (e.g., sweeping, cleaning, collecting trash, organizing tools).
Observe group dynamics and note how leaders manage communication and delegation.
Facilitate a review on communication effectiveness and teamwork.
5. Rapporteur (Support Role) Omar Sanneh - University of The Gambia - GALA Rep
Document key points from activities and discussions.
Share highlights and lessons learned during the wrap-up session.
Flow of Activities
1. Introduction & Icebreaker (20 mins) – Lead Facilitator - Sadibou KA
Welcome + Telephone Game → Debrief on message distortion.
2. Understanding the Chain of Communication (40 mins) – Lead Facilitator + Mentor 1
Mini lecture + Group activity mapping communication chains.
3. Mentorship & Leadership Discussion (40 mins) – Mentor 2
Discussion + Role play → Debrief on leadership traits.
4. Leadership in Action: Cleaning Exercise (60 mins) – Mentor 3
Group cleaning task with assigned leaders.
Observation + feedback session.
5. Wrap-Up & Reflection (20 mins) – Lead Facilitator + Rapporteur
Key takeaways.
Closing reflection question: “How will you practice clear communication and leadership in your daily life?”
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