Effective Communication When You're New to a Group or Team

-Hi. I'm Hoang. I’m responsible for an HR manager and I'm here to provide you with some professional tips to
improve your communication at work when you’re new in the labor market. My target audience will be my
employees who are just recruited into my company for the first time. Everything is new to them.

- In a new business environment, we are sometimes not exactly sure when we should contribute or say
something appropriate. Today we’re gonna discuss three tips that you should do when you're in a new
environment. So that you can extend your network and build trust with your managers and co-workers.

Number one. Making friends. It includes opening non-verbal and verbal communications to everybody at the
workplace. Right, OK. When walking into the room meeting with several other people, what you have to do is
instantly make eye contact with everyone in the room, say something to them and finally shake their hand
when you're just introducing yourself.

The second step is to learn everybody's name. When I know someone's name, I feel I’m all ready to prepare
for this conversation with them because I know who they are. So you should try to repeat their names in your
head several times to make sure that you can memorize them whenever your co-workers introduce
themselves.

The third step. Make sure you add some value to that meeting. You cannot just listen and listen, although
listening is good. What you should do is offer your opinion at least once or twice. Ask an instructive question.
Build on something that your co-worker has just said. That's a very easy way to get involved. Even if you’re
new, people expect you to contribute and say something valuable from the first day.

So those are three tips that you can apply to your work. Thanks for listening. Hope you can get to use the tips
we are just talking about.

( Say sth useless) At least you said something. If not, we're going to wonder what you were paying. But, at
any level, people want you to contribute. So don't be shy about it. Break the ice. Contribute verbally
something.