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CommunicationSkills
By: Caroline S and Austen G.
Communication is the exchange of…..
Thoughts
Information
Messages
Written communication is through…
We communicate through…
Telephones
Reports
E-mails
Face-To-Face Meetings
Video-ConferencingLe
tters
Non-Verbal Communication
Eye contact
Facial expressions
Gestures
Posture
Proximity
HumourParalinguistic
• Finishing others’ sentence• Preparing our response
before someone has completed speaking
• Multitasking while ‘listening’• Filtering content or meaning based on
the speaker • Speaking for others (we…)
Effective CommunicationListen Actively
Reading Information Carefully
Avoid Confusion
Asking Questions for better understanding
How to Improve: Eye ContactDifferent ways of eye contact:• Direct eye contact
• Looking downwards• Raised eyebrows• Single-raised
eyebrow• Bent eyebrows• Tears
These show: • Confidence• Listening carefully or guilty• Doubting• Admiring• Sudden focus• Emotional
Smiling is a powerful cue that transmits:• Happiness• Friendliness•Warmth• Liking• Affiliation
How To Improve:Gestures
• If you fail to gesture you can be perceived as boring or stiff.
• Head nods communicate positive reinforcement and indicate you are listening
• Use these skills to improve communication • Find new ways to
communicate either through verbal or non-verbal
TO FINISH