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Communication Essentials


Hours: 4
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Short Description

This workshop is designed to help students improve their communication skills with other people in the workplace. Participants will learn to improve the critical communication skills of listening, asking questions and being aware of nonverbal messages. This workshop can also help participants who are struggling to find that middle ground between being too aggressive and too passive, and how to counter the manipulative tactics of difficult people.

Objectives:

  • Identify common communication problems that may be holding you back
  • Develop skills in asking questions that give you the information you need
  • Learn what your non-verbal messages are telling others
  • Develop skills in listening actively and empathetically to others
  • Learn how to firmly stand your ground and make your feelings heard
  • Enhance your ability to handle difficult situations without being manipulated


Course Outline


Lesson 1: Defining Good Communication

What Are the Characteristics of a Good Communicator
The Communication Process
Windows and Barriers

Lesson 2: Listening Techniques

Barriers to Effective Listening
Active Listening Techniques
Listening Guidelines


Lesson 3: Questioning Techniques

When they are used
The assumptions that result
Open Questions
The different types
Probing Skills

Lesson 4: The Difference between Assertive, Passive and Aggressive

The Four-step Response
Learning How to Say “No”

Lesson 5: Assertiveness

Dealing with Difficult People

 

Our clients are located in the following cities

Albany, NY
Buffalo, NY
Rochester, NY
Syracuse, NY
Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Colorado Springs, CO
Arlington, VA

Denver, CO
Hartford, CT
Washington, DC
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Lincoln, NE
Madison, NJ
Seattle, WA
Memphis, TN
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Houston, TX
San Antonio, TX
Virginia Beach, VA
Cambridge, MA
Baltimore, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit, MI
St. Louis, MO
Charlotte, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Boston, MA
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
Oklahoma City, OK
Portland, OR
Milwaukee, WI
Los Angeles, CA
Sacramento, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Milpitas, CA
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
Muncie, IN
Rapid City, SD
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Toronto, Canada