This section contains the instructor guides, participant manuals, slides, and handouts necessary to conduct training designed to build the skills of Lions members in preparation for leadership opportunities at the club level.

Communication
Conducting Effective Meetings
Diversity
Goal Setting
LCIF
Lions Fundamentals
Member Motivation
Membership Programs
Mentoring
Opening Institute Session
Public Speaking
Working in Teams

Communication
This session addresses communication styles and working with people who have different styles than your own, actively listening, and customizing your message to suit your audience.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
PowerPoint slides

Conducting Effective Meetings
As an association of volunteers, our opportunities to meet, discuss, and plan are an important part of our success.  This session focuses on the phases of meeting management, the components of a good meeting, and the techniques necessary to manage participant behavior.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
Preassignment
PowerPoint slides

Diversity
This session addresses the dimensions of diversity and the concepts of assimilation and pluralism.  It further presents the benefits of diversity and challenges Lions to promote diversity in their clubs.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
PowerPoint slides

Goal Setting
This session emphasizes the value of establishing goals to guide actions and provides a system for planning how to achieve your goals.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
PowerPoint slides

LCIF
The purpose of this session is to familiarize Institute participants with the LCIF mission, grant programs, and recognitions.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
PowerPoint slides

Lions Fundamentals
This session features many activities to help participants internalize the mission, ethics, purposes, structure, and history of Lions Clubs International.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
Preparation Book
Preparation Book answers
PowerPoint slides

Member Motivation
This session examines the concepts of personal needs and motivation and provides suggestions for creating an environment free of the obstacles that inhibit motivation.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
Preassignment
PowerPoint slides

Membership Programs
This session is designed to promote awareness of the need for membership growth and retention and to motivate participants to become actively involved.  It encourages Lions to develop a personal action plan to promote increased membership within the club.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
Membership Game Handout
PowerPoint slides

Mentoring
In this session, you will learn about the concept and benefits of mentoring and how to build a mentoring relationship, as well as planning a mentoring session.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
Handout
PowerPoint slides

Opening Institute Session
The opening session contains a variety of group activities and icebreakers designed to assist the instructor in developing rapport and creating a positive adult learning environment.
Instructor Guide
 
Public Speaking
This session provides a number of participant centered activities that will help Lions in preparing for a public speech and enhance their public speaking skills.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
PowerPoint slides

Working in Teams
This session is designed to familiarize Lions with the characteristics of teams and how effective teams develop, and it challenges Lions to move their own teams to a high level of performance.
Instructor Guide
Participant Manual
PowerPoint slides