Strong communication skills are a critical factor for success in business, and indeed life.
Communication is a constant for all of us. We are communicating, even when when don’t want to. Unfortunately, that is a major part of the challenge. We take our ability to communicate for granted. This inevitably leads to misunderstandings and confusion; even conflict. Here are some of the common traps we fall into.
Common Communication Traps
- We communicate our way, assuming others are the same as us (they’re not)
- We assume and interpret the actions and intentions of others – often to suit our own ideas
- We rarely take a few moments to really listen and understand another’s point of view
- We don’t ask enough (or any) questions
- Our words and actions are not aligned.
Communication Skills: Example objectives
Objectives
- Be able to use communication to build rapport and strong relationships
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of your own communication approach
- Know how to identify and adapt to the communication preferences of others
- Recognise the critical importance of aligning verbal and non-verbal signals
- Be able to ask effective questions and seek first to understand others
- Be able to give and receive high quality, high value performance feedback
- Be able to handle difficult conversations confidently and effectively
Comments from delegates
This training is useful for any single situation of your life.
The training was perfect and I truly believe that I can apply my learning into my day to day activities.
Very good examples and very pro active.
Richard did a great Job. He was engaging and entertaining and I got a lot out of the training on communication skills.
Typical Communication Skills Workshop
Fundamentals and Principles
Understanding the communication process
Why we delete, distort and generalize, and the impact that has
Identifying what makes communication successful
What are you trying to communicate and why?
We all speak the same language ……….. don’t we?
Different Perspectives
What makes your map the right one?
Valuing different perspectives
Core Communication Styles
Identifying your personal preferences
How to spot the preferences of others
Why words really matter
Your voice as a tool – the importance of pace, modulation, volume, emphasis
The power of pauses
Non-verbal communication
What to do and what to avoid
The risks of mixed messages
Making real connections
How to build rapport
The power of questions to engage