Communication

1.) Why is communicating powerfully and prolifically a crucial part of leadership?

A big part of leadership is sharing your message with those you lead. Without communicating powerfully and prolifically you are not expressing your message clearly. You need to communicate the message you want to the world to know clearly. It is important to have one message that everyone knows. Mis-communication is an issue because people will not see an uniform message coming from those you lead. For example, everyone from the administration, to the professors and the students everyone knows the message of BYU. That way the public perception of the university has a higher chance of being what the university wanted it to be. 
2.) Throughout your life you will serve in various leadership roles everywhere from family roles to work roles to church roles. Everyday you communicate what you believe to those around you through your words and your actions. Todd and Joe expressed how important it is that your messages are rooted in what you believe. In the future, how can you make sure what you communicate is rooted in your beliefs?
Something that I learned from my parents is that the most important message we communicate is the message of the gospel and that everything we do needs to be rooted in that message. The way we conduct ourselves in all we do needs to reflect our beliefs. In the work place that means being fair, honest and Christlike to those we work with. We should not get involved in work practices that are not inline with what we believe. An important thing to do is make the your beliefs the center of your family and home. For children it is important to see that their parents center their lives on the gospel that way they grow up knowing the real message their parents want to communicate. I think that if you center your life around your beliefs the message you communicate will be rooted in your beliefs.
3.) Todd and Joe gave us some great hints to help leaders communicate powerfully and prolifically. Develop a step-by-step process that you can follow in order to communicate your desired message to those you lead?

The first step to communicating your desired message to others is to plan and know the message you want to share with others. Without a well thought through message your message can be criticized and misread. You want to make sure your message is well thought out. Then you want to share your exact message with those you lead. To make sure everyone is on the same page is a crucial aspect. Next you want to find a way to always share your message. Todd and Joe said to answer peoples question but answer it with what you want to say. Make sure your message gets out there as much as possible.