Activity 1

1. Below are a list of skills and abilities. Complete an audit of where you are now. Record this in your learning journal/portfolio.

Rate yourself (1=Not very well developed; 3=very well developed)

Skills and Abilities	1	2	3
Self-confidence		x
Take risks		x
Organise and plan			x
Manage Time		x
Make presentations			x
Act as a leader	x
Listen to others			x
Debate formally and informally		x
Take notes		x

Although it is important to identify where we are now, it is not enough to stop there. We need to reflect upon how we can develop the skills where we are less confident and how we can transfer the skills in which we are confident and competent.

Activity 2

Complete the audit below, using the information from the table above.

Recognition	Reflection	Action
Skills already developed	How will I use these	How do I know (evidence)**
Organise and Plan	to complete tasks and assignments effectively in the time available and have a clear idea mapped out in my head of the task in hand
Listen to Others	to work well within group situations which is relevant to my current module, ability to listen to others is crucial to complete tasks in a group setting
Make presentations	to present my work and ideas well to others to get my ideas across in a simple yet in depth manner

** This section should be completed as you identify when/where/how you have used/developed these skills.

Part B – Activity 1

Recognition	Reflection	Action
Skills not yet developed	How will I develop these	How do I know (evidence)**
self confidence	by making an active effort to speak to people i don’t already know and develop my confidence through conversations with others
take risks	be able to make sharp snappy decisions rather than overthink situations and recognise that sometimes the risk may be the best option in a situation. not beign scared of being wrong is a big one for me as i usually view this as a big risk
manage time	set limits for myself on tasks and make sure i stick to the time budget as i undertake tasks
act as a leader	this will come from building self confidence and i will make an effort not to fear being in control of a group
debate formally and informally	through discussions within groups i will develop my ability to debate informally and in larger groups or seminars i will try and contribute more of my own ideas to discussions even if they conflict other views
take notes	by summarising the information given to me and using my organisation skills to help the information make sense in my own format to refer to