Effective People and Communication Skills
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Effective People and Communication Skills
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Duration
1 Day (9:00 am – 4:30 pm)Meals Provided
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Course Overview
Communication skills form the basis of all our relationships. Through an understanding of your own personal communication style and the styles of others, you will enhance your ability to create positive lasting impressions. This course will equip you with the skills and techniques to develop and communicate with confidence within diverse teams.
Expected Outcomes
- Recognise the importance of effective communication in various situations.
- Understand that communication is a multi faceted process.
- Understand your own personal traits and habits, and their impact.
- Identify listening as an active, constructive process; and practise the behaviours of effective, active listeners.
Prerequisites
There are no suggested prerequisites for this course.
Who Should Attend this Course
This course is aimed at anyone who wishes to attain a higher professional level of communication skills and improve interpersonal relationships.
Core Learning and Development Competencies
This course has been designed to support the development of the following core competency areas identified to facilitate individual and organisational success:
- Approachability
- Interpersonal savvy
- Listening
- Understanding others
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Gain an insight to your own traits and style with this self-assessment tool.
Your communication experiences
Examine personal examples of effective/ineffective communication.
Feedback
Distinguish effective feedback from those types of feedback which can be unhelpful and sometimes harmful.
A framework for understanding non verbal communication
Discover how non-verbal communication is used for negotiating interpersonal attitudes and sometimes to substitute the verbal message.
Rapport
Having a commonality in perspective is imperative in developing and maintaining positive relationships.
Understand how we commonly cause unintentional communication obstacles.
Effective listening
Develop your listening and responding skills to maximise mutual understanding.
Questioning skills
Develop and implement a range of flexible questioning techniques.
How to say ‘no’
Using alternative techniques to say ‘no’ that support sustainable relationships.
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