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Effective Communication Skills
Effective Communication Skills
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What is Communication?
Medium
Barrier
SENDER RECEIVER
(encodes) (decodes)
Barrier
Feedback/Response
Types of Communication
One-way communication
Two-way communication
One to many
Components of Communication
Verbal Communication
Vocal communication
Non-verbal communication
Features of Effective Communication
Active Listening
Eye contact
Posture
Simple language
Questioning skills
Benefits of effective communication
Noise
Improper medium
Assumptions/Misconceptions
Emotions
Language differences
Cultural differences
Poor listening skills
distraction
Hearing Vs Listening
Hearing – Physical
process, natural
Listening – Physical as
well
as mental process, active,
learned process, a skill
Listening is hard.
You must choose to participate in the process of listening.
Active Listening
o Eliminate Noise
o Get Feedback – Verbal & Body Signals
o Speak Slowly & Rephrase your
sentence
o Listen Carefully & Patiently
Improving Body Language - Tips