Communication Strategies
$125.00
Creating positive relationships takes work, but like any skill, we can learn how to build these relationships by considering useful techniques and then making a decision to apply them. While we often think of communication as a coding and decoding process, we can also consider how communication is also a process of constructing meaning out of messages.
This course is designed to create and maintain healthy, effective communication between co-workers, as well as within your personal relationships.
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Return to StoreCreating positive relationships takes work, but like any skill, we can learn how to build these relationships by considering useful techniques and then making a decision to apply them. While we often think of communication as a coding and decoding process, we can also consider how communication is also a process of constructing meaning out of messages.
This course is designed to create and maintain healthy, effective communication between co-workers, as well as within your personal relationships.
Learning Objectives
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Identify common communication problems that may be holding you back.
- Develop skills to ask questions that give you information you need.
- Learn what your non-verbal messages are telling others.
- Develop skills to listen actively and empathetically to others.
- Enhance your ability to handle difficult situations.
- Deal with situations assertively.
Course Outline & Major Topics
- Creating Positive Relationships
- The Power of Words
- Growing Our Self-Awareness
- Do You Question Your Competence?
- Developing Confidence
- Communication Basics
- Defining a Skilled Communicator
- Communication Barriers
- Case Study: New Neighbors
- Common Barriers
- Being Mindful
- Asking Good Questions
- Types of Questions & When to Use Them
- Listening Skills
- What Is Said and What Is Heard
- Body Language
- Managing Your Messages
- Interpreting Gestures
- Communication Styles
- Understanding Dichotomies
- Creating a Positive Self-Image
- Seven Things People Determine from Your Appearance
- Frame of Reference
- Testing Our Theories
- Delivering Your Message
- Thirty Ways to Persuade
- Case Study: A Negative Image
- Guidelines for Saying No
*Receive a nationally recognized certificate for participation in this course
Who Should Take This Course?
- Human Resources Professionals
- Communications Departments
- Team Members & Leaders
- Front Line Workers
- New Hires
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