Communicate Effectively

The ability to communicate effectively is a key skill.

Organisations depend upon people being able to get their message across clearly and this course will help you to establish and maintain co-operative relationships inside and outside the workplace.

You will benefit from this course if you need to build relationships with others, either face to face, in meetings or on the telephone and want to deliver clear and effective messages.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• apply the push/pull model of communicating
• state the attributes of effective listeners and incorporate them into your own listening skills
• give and receive feedback
• demonstrate listening and questioning skills effectively
• identify how your inner thinking affects the way you communicate
• recognise the mistakes that cloud understanding
• improve written skills – for both documents and emails
• state the relevance of non-verbal communication
• recognise the impact of your communication style on others using a variety of models
• demonstrate the importance of assertiveness and its impact on communication
• identify the quality of your relationships and pinpoint the ones you need to improve using a variety of tools and techniques
• prepare for and practice dealing with challenging situations

What will the course cover?

• Finding and learning to control your inner voice
• What happens when a conversation goes wrong?
• Your definition of effective communication
• The prerequisites for effective communication
• Three-step tool for effective feedback
• Non-verbal communication – the impact of body language
• Communication and your thought process
• Voice skills and the importance of tone
• The content of your communication – KISS method
• Understanding the importance of using positive versus neutral words
• The relationship of thoughts, feelings and behaviours
• Handling negative feelings and the intervention process
• Improved questioning and listening skills
• Building rapport and identifying how to match and mirror
• Power bases and how to use them
• The fundamentals of assertiveness
• An assertiveness model
• Making your case – behaviour styles
• Completion of a personal action plan
• Practice at using and polishing your writing skill
• Practical mini activities where you will have to opportunity to receive feedback on your communication style
• Getting the most effect from brainstorming sessions
• Experience the effect a phone can have on a simple conversation and practice combating this problem
• Transactional analysis – understanding how to create positive messages
• Conducting meetings and briefings – discussing meetings and what makes them fail/waste time
• Interact with other people with different communication styles and learn how to give and receive feedback in a positive way
• Gain feedback on your communication style and impact
• Lots of interaction and practice of many of the tools introduced and learned