1. Hello and welcome to today’s training.
I hope you learn a lot.
Acknowledgement of country

2. Working with others
The topic we are talking about today is ‘Working with others’.

3. Why should I do this training?
To understand good things that can happen when people work together.
To get ideas about how you can work with others.
Before you start it will help if you know why you are doing this training and what it will help you with.
This training has been made to help you get better at working with other people.
If you are to be a good leader it will help if you have ideas about
good things that can happen when people work together
how you can work with others.

4. Write down what you learn
You can write down the things you talk about.
That way you will remember what you learn.
So, let’s get started.

5. Getting to know you My name is… I come from…
Let’s get to know each other better.
If there is enough time. Get people to say these things to the group.
If not, they could say them to the person next to them.

6. Why should you work with other people?
Think about your own life and the things you want to achieve.
Are there ways other people could help you to do what you want?
Think about your own life and what you want to achieve.
Maybe you want to move out of home? Maybe you want to get a job? Maybe you want to make the world a better place?
Are there ways that other people could help you do what you want to?
How could they help?
Does anyone want to share?
Have a discussion

7. Great leaders work with other people
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much”
Helen Keller
Helen Keller was American writer who was both deaf and blind. This is what she said
Read the Helen Keller quote
Discuss the quote
Think about the changes that happen in the world all the time.
Sometimes it is easy to think that the big changes can just be made by famous people. Like Nelson Mandela and the Prime Minister. [You can substitute your own examples or make sure people know who Mandel is]
It is easy to think that only people like those can be leaders and achieve wonderful changes.
But most changes are made by groups of people.

8. Skills of great leaders
Listening
Sharing a dream
Getting others to help achieve it
Even people who we think of as heroes have people that they work with.
If you read more about great leaders you will find that many of them had amazing skills in working with other people.
They were good at
listening
sharing a dream and
getting others to help achieve it.

9. How working with other people can help you get ideas
We will now watch a video that talks about some reasons why it is good to work with others.
While you watch think about
What are the reasons for working with others that are mentioned in the video?
What are some great things that can happen when you work with others?
Watch the video
Can you tell me one idea you got from the video?
Have discussion – scribe ideas
If people have ideas you can talk about them, otherwise, go to the next slide for a discussion of the video.
How collaboration leads to great ideas

10. Ideas from the video You can share ideas break tasks into smaller ones
help each other
listen to each other
The video talked about some ways to work well with other people.
You can skip ideas if they were already covered by people
It talked about sharing ideas. When you share ideas with other people you can find out things because people can notice different things.
Another thing it said was that you can break large problems into smaller ones. If you look at a big problem it may seem too hard to fix. If you break a big problem into small parts it can help you get started.
Being able to help each other was another point. When you work with other people in a team you need to trust them to do what they say they will. Or tell you if there is a problem. Helping each other can mean talking to each other and supporting each other so that each person can achieve what they said they would.
It also talked about listening. It is important to listen when working with other people. Listening is a real skill and we will be talking more about it.
Give Handout 1 – Ask people to discuss topics with the person sitting next to them. Note the handout has 2 pages.
Does anyone want to share their ideas with the group?
Go through each question and scribe

11. 4 ideas to work well with other people
Try to understand the views and feelings of others
Listen
Give feedback
Make decisions together
We will now talk in some detail about 4 ideas to work better with other people to achieve a goal.
These are
Try to understand the views and feelings of others – this also means to have empathy
Listen – as was mentioned in the video
Give feedback
Make decisions together
These ideas would help any group of people work together to make change.
It does not matter if the change you want to make is big or small.

12. Trying to understand the views of others
We have another video we can watch that talks about understanding the views of others.
Listen to what it says about how empathy is different to sympathy.
Let’s watch the video. It goes for 2 minutes and 54 seconds.
Watch video and discuss
The Power of Empathy

13. 4 things to practice empathy
1. Take the point of view of the other person
See the world from the angle of the other person. Imagine what it is like for them.
Many good leaders have empathy.
Empathy can involve feeling with people and connecting with others.
That is why leaders with empathy are often loved by the people they work with.
Can you think of any leaders that are good at showing empathy?
Allow for ideas – Could mention Ghandi if nobody suggested
So let’s talk about some ways to practice empathy.
First, take the point of view of the other person. See the world from the angle or perspective of the other person. Imagine what it is like for them.

14. 2. Do not judge Do not make decisions about the other person.
Example: You are judging as if you think you know how to fix a problem for someone before they finish telling you what is going on for them
Do not judge the person.
Do not make decisions about the other person.
This can be hard because it is natural for all of us to judge.
This is about being aware of what you are thinking and why.
An example of judging is if you think you know how to fix a problem for someone before they finish telling you what is going on for them.

15. 3. Looking out for what others feel
Try to notice what other people feel by watching and listening
Are they crying?
Are they sad?
Are they excited?
Are they worried?
If you want to show empathy you need to look out for what others feel.
Try to notice what other people feel by watching and listening.
Are they crying? Are they sad? Are they excited? Are they worried?
How else could you tell how someone is feeling?
Have a discussion and scribe up answers on butchers paper.

16. 4. Say what you feel
Let the other person know that you noticed how they feel and how they are.
Use words that are clear and easy to understand.
Finally, if you are showing empathy it is good to say what you feel. Let the other person know that you noticed how they feel and how they are.
Use words that are clear and easy to understand.  
You could say something like –
“I can see you are disappointed by what I said.” Or
“You seem to be excited about our plans.”
Empathy is something we can all learn to get better at.
Some people find it easy. Some people find it hard.
The more you practice the easier it will get.

17. Listening Tip 1 - Focus on the person
Tip 2 – Try to work out what the person is telling you
Tip 3 - Check that you understand
Has anyone ever really listened to you? Allow for responses Why do you think listening could be important when you are working with other people? Have a discussion
Here are some tips for getting better at listening. Give handout 2
Tip 1 is to Focus on the person Show the other person that you are focused on them by not thinking about other things while they are talking and showing that you are listening – maybe by nodding your head. The idea is not just to listen but to encourage the other person to speak. If you can, look the other person in the eye wait until the other person is finished before speaking.
Tip 2: Try to work out what the other person is telling you. If you are not sure that you really understand what is being said ask open-ended questions (questions that need more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer). Notice what is called non-verbal communication. A lot of how we communicate is non- verbal. This could be by the tone of voice or how we move our hands and body.
Tip 3: Check that you really understand Use different words to say what you heard. When you do this it is it is good to let the person know that you are making sure that you understood what they said. You can say a summary of what you think the person said.
We are going to practice this in pairs. Use handout 2. Or you could do it as a whole group. Take it in turns to talk about something you are proud of. Choose who will talk and who will listen. You only have 1 minute and then we will swap.
Make sure people know what they are doing then start role play – then discuss. Get people to rate themselves using the handout. Explain rating. 5 is the best – 1 needs more work. Debrief with the group

18. Giving feedback… Lets people know what you think.
Tells people the good things they can achieve.
Gives ideas about what to improve.
Giving feedback involves letting someone know what you think about what they have said.
Feedback is a way to let people know the good things they are doing and also what they can improve.
Have you ever given anyone feedback? How did it feel?
Discuss
Did you ever get feedback? How did it feel?
Have an example you can share

19. When you give feedback…
Be constructive – help them do things differently.
Be direct.
Do not give mixed messages.
Say thank you.
Here are some ideas for giving good feedback. Give handout 3
Give constructive feedback. That means you give feedback that helps a person do something differently and better. 
For example – “It would be better if you spoke more slowly.”
Be direct when giving your message. Get to the point. Both negative and positive feedback should be clear. It should not be rude or hurtful but direct.
For example – “I understand exactly what you are asking for.”
Do not give a mixed message. Mixed messages often have "yes, but" words in them. These leave the person you are talking to not sure about what you mean.
For example – “That was great but I did not understand what you said.”
Say thank you. Thank people for asking you to give feedback. You could say
“Thanks for letting me hear your ideas about starting a club for people who have a dog. I loved the idea that the club would meet at the park.”
Have a discussion and say that people can write examples and make notes of examples on handout 3. Get people to practice in pairs
Go to next slide…

20. When you give feedback…
Show concern.
Help the person get better.
Do it in person.
If you need to suggest changes, show concern. Showing that you care may make it easier for someone to hear negative feedback.
Remember that you are helping the person get better. This is not about you! You are supporting someone else. The feedback you give is to help someone else get better at what they are doing. Think about how you can help the other person really hear what you are saying so they can do better next time.
Give the feedback when you are with the person, not by or text. Feedback is best when you are with a person.
We all get better at giving feedback when we practice. You could practice giving feedback to someone you trust.
Get people to talk about
why feedback is important
how they can prepare to give feedback
What stops them from giving feedback
Remind people there is a space for notes on handout 3

21. Steps when making choices
Once you are working to change things with other people, you will have to work out how to make decisions as a group.
For many of us having choices and making decisions is hard.
What is a choice? What does everyone think? Discuss
Talk about the range of choices that people make each day. Some by themselves. Some with others. Get people to give examples or share your own.
We can use this decision making model to help us think more about choices.
Give handout 4

22. Steps Step1: Think about what you need to decide.
Step 2: Think about things you could do to solve the problem.
Step 3: Choose one thing from the list of things you could do.
Step 4: Take action.
Step 5: Think about what happened when you made a choice.
You can see in handout 4 that there are 5 steps you can take when you make choices.
Step1: Think about what you need to decide. Is it a problem? Is it a new idea to think about? Is something happening that you are unhappy about?
Step 2: Think about things you could do to solve the problem.
Step 3: Choose one thing from the list of things you could do.
Step 4: Consider how you will do the one thing you chose from your list. Then take action.
Step 5: Think about what happened when you made a choice and acted. Are you happy with the outcome?

23. 1. What will we act on as a group?
Working as a group
1. What will we act on as a group?
Let’s get some practice working through this model as a group.
We need to start at step 1-
What are some things you would like to work on together.
Have a think and write down your ideas on hand out 4 on page 3.
Read out step 1 from handout
Allow a short time – Now talk to your neighbour about your idea
Allow a short time – Now call out ideas. What did people write down? What do you want to change?
Scribe up what people say on butchers paper
If nobody says anything that would work as a group, suggest topics and add them to the list like –
Getting more paths
Getting a dog park
Encouraging employers to employ more people with disability
Now let’s choose one thing that we want to talk about as a group.
If people disagree, get people to make a pitch

24. 2.What could we do to get the outcome we want?
Working as a group
2.What could we do to get the outcome we want?
Now we have decided what we want to act on as a group we need to think about how we will do it.
You can make some notes on handout 4 then talk to the person next to you.
Now let’s share your ideas.
Get people to call out and scribe up

25. Working as a group 3. Choose one thing to do
Let’s decide which of these we should do.
Choose one suggestion
If people disagree, get people to make a pitch

26. Working as a group 4. How will we take action
So we have decided what we will do. Now let’s think about how we will do it.
Make some notes on handout 4 and then share ideas with the person next to you.
What ideas does everyone have?
Have a discussion
If nobody has ideas you could talk about
any research that may be needed
who should do what
should there be a spokesperson
If time, you could do a role play of what decided

27. 5. Think about what happened
Working as a group
5. Think about what happened
This is the final step where we think about how well we worked as a group and whether we achieved what we wanted to.
It is hard for us to do this because we are just practicing but what sort of things could we think about?
Scribe up answers on butchers paper. If nobody says anything suggest
Thinking about the whole activity did we do what we learnt about? Did we
try to understand the views and feelings of others – this also means to have empathy
listen
give feedback
make decisions together
Did we have a clear idea of what we wanted to achieve?
Did we have a clear plan to achieve it?
Would we do anything differently?
Does anyone have any thoughts or feedback about our group work?
How did it feel? What did you notice? Have a discussion
And finally, does anyone have any last questions or comments about working with others?

28. Evaluation What did you learn at this workshop?
What 2 actions will you take?
What else do you want to learn about?
Ok, thanks everyone.
We have come to the end of the training session. It would be great to hear what your thoughts about what we talked about.
What did you learn at this workshop?
What 2 actions will you take?
What else do you want to learn about?
Optional: scribe up inspirational quote. Use this one or choose your own. Read and discuss before people leave.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead (American anthropologist)