The Front Line
Extension
Worker


In this imaginary case, we have someone who is quite confident
about his knowledge of the community in which he works, the
technical side of his role, and about his attitudes to farmers-but
he is less sure about some of the skills involved in getting across his
message.
But what about you? Have a go at constructing your own graph.
Rate yourself in terms of each of the communication competencies
that have been identified.
How does it come out?
For the first four "knowledge" components from my list, experience
is perhaps the best teacher-but you may find some ideas in the
next chapter which prompt you to reflect a little differently on the
situation and attitudes of farmers. And the rest of the manual will
be asking you to reflect more deeply on your own attitudes and
skills as a communicator.


Chapter 2