Identifying Differences Between Technical and Nontechnical Professionals
- Recognizing the differences in communication needs/expectations of technical vs. nontechnical professionals
- Understanding the impact of generational characteristics on communication within and outside of technical areas
- Analyzing your own work situation based on communication needs and expectations
Interpersonal Strategies to Help You Get Your Points Across in Diverse Circumstances
- Distinguishing communication style preferences to better understand and influence others
- Determining your personal communication styles with the DiSC® profile
- Identifying the strengths and limitations of your DiSC® profile
- Using behavioral clues to determine others’ personal styles
- Describing how to more effectively work with other styles
Strategically Applying a Communication System to Enhance Relationships
- Differentiating between verbal and nonverbal communications
- Assessing your own nonverbal traits and developing an improvement plan
- Identifying criteria for establishing trust and building credibility
- Using a communication model to conduct more effective conversations
Developing Active Listening Skills to Promote Better Work Relationships
- Recognizing the role of listening in effective communications
- Knowing when and how to acknowledge emotions and ideas
- Applying effective listening techniques to own work situations
Communication Strategies to Help You Achieve Your Goals
- Determining when to use open and closed-ended questions
- Demonstrating and applying the effective use of informing, directing and criticizing
Productively Managing Conflict
- Using and applying the AEIOU model to assertively build shared expectations
- Determining your own conflict style using the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
- Developing an action plan to apply these techniques to your own work situations
