Villas-Boas was appointed just six weeks ago, while the Blues players did not return from their summer holidays until two weeks later.
But the 33-year-old's methods have already made a huge impression on Chelsea's seasoned professionals after five victorious pre-season matches, according to captain Terry.
Villas-Boas was renowned for his attention to detail when he worked as a scout at Stamford Bridge under Jose Mourinho.
And Terry, widely regarded as the most influential figure in the Chelsea dressing room, revealed that was only one of the former Porto boss' many qualities.
"He's come in and, really, from day one, he's been on the ball and on the button with us all," said defender Terry, who is on his ninth manager at club level.
"So we're all intrigued to see what he can bring over the next few weeks and the forthcoming season."
Describing Villas-Boas' style of communication, the England skipper added on Chelsea TV: "He won't mumble on for 20, 30 minutes at a time.
"It's quite short, quite brief, but he covers everything, whether that be in training or in the team meetings.
"One thing I've really been impressed with is the training side of things.
"There's a real emphasis - whether that's because it's pre-season at the moment - on the way he wants us to play, individually, collectively.
"We've done an awful lot of ball work, but I've been really impressed and everyone seems to finally understand the way he wants us to play.
"Naturally, that's going to take a few more games to get it where we want to be but certainly we're implementing that every day."
He may be on track to improve the quality of Chelsea's football but Villas-Boas will live and die by results, admitting himself that he needs to win something in his maiden season.
The Portuguese could therefore be forgiven for cracking the whip in training to ensure there is no complacency from his new side come the big kick-off in 10 days' time.
But Terry claimed his new boss was far from a slave driver, revealing he had compared notes with Aston Villa and Blackburn players during the recent Asia Cup in Hong Kong, which Chelsea won.
"Andre is a modern manager," Terry said.
"The thing that impresses me, he understands the players. He's not old school.
"I've been speaking to a couple of the other lads at Villa and Blackburn. They're on double sessions and they're busting their guts basically every day.
"Whereas I think football has moved on a bit from a few years back, and he certainly understands that, and listens, and takes on board what we say."
Villas-Boas is unlikely to go as far as to seek transfer advice from his players as he and chief executive Ron Gourlay continue to ponder whether to make a third bid for Tottenham's Luka Modric.
To make room for Modric in their 25-man Premier League squad, Chelsea may decide to offload at least one of their foreigners.
The most likely appears to be Yury Zhirkov, who is reportedly close to joining Anzhi Makhachkala in his native Russia.
Alex, meanwhile, has been linked with both Juventus and Bayern Munich.
Of other players reportedly on Chelsea's radar, Palermo's Javier Pastore is on the brink of completing a move to Paris St Germain while Brazil striker Alexandre Pato has pledged his future to AC Milan.
One man who does look set to join the Blues in the very near future is Barcelona youngster Oriol Romeu.
A fee was agreed 10 days ago for the 19-year-old, who has told AS: "Chelsea is a great option for me.
"Leaving Barca hurts, but you have to take your chances."
Source: Team Talk
Source: Team Talk