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Staff Communication and Designing Team Building Program
Posted by: | Commentsassertive communication goes beyond getting others to follow your directions. It should also create your position as the leader and must involve aspects of staff communication and team building.
The team tasks and structure of a corporate team building day should be designed to help bond your team and build a team vision to take back into the workplace while having fun.
Adventure and fun are used to highlight specific learning outcomes with a team. This involves a program that not only changes the thinking processes within the team, but also looks at applying the learning back into the workplace. You work in teams and compete only with yourself to achieve your own new personal best in life and at work.
These are primarily team-building or networking outings where people can lighten up and have some fun without feeling intimidated or overwhelmed.
Team building programs should be custom built and tailor made for corporate groups. Such challenging activities promote team building, and develop staff communication, motivational skills and leadership while having fun.
Adventure Team Building is an opportunity to revitalize and rejuvenate not only your team, but also the whole organization with outdoor pursuits such as archery, abseil, caving, and rock climbing, skiing, kayaking, fishing, or taking a mountain bike trek, horse riding, driving and more. There are also expeditions, gorge exploring, orienteering, scavenger hunts, rescue games and other multi-adventures intended for relaxing and team motivation. Therefore, Adventure Team Building enables staff to interact between each other, react and act accordingly in similar circumstances, turning unusual collaborative circumstances into experiential learning.
Adventure Team Building can address specific workplace issues; motivate work group understanding, collaboration and cooperation. Experts say that people learn and develop from overcoming challenges, recreational team building provide work groups with instruction and guidance to expand them through a rotation of different problem solving activities.
Outdoor adventure activities, conference energizers and team building exercises may last from a few hours up to a few days enjoying camping, shelter building, barbecues, and al fresco feasts, whilst adding priceless synergy to group dynamics and staff communication
To create successful community-building activities appears to be simple, but they require competence, practice and experience. We have found that the best results have been obtained when the program has been well-matched to the needs of the client group, be they recreational, team-building or a vehicle for another agenda.
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Positive Communication-Communicating With Your Child
Posted by: | CommentsTips For Effective Parent-Child Communication
Communicating effectively with one’s child is perhaps one of the toughest challenges that parents have to face. In spite of trying to open a two-way communication line with our child, it gets frustrating if we find that their attention is not on the ongoing conversation or on us at all. We complain about broken communication lines when all the time we find it completely alright to converse with them when we are folding clothes, reading the newspaper, writing letters or cooking meals.
By nature children get easily distracted and do not always respond as expected to their environment. It becomes the duty of the parents to encourage positive communication patterns and to discourage the act of ignoring communication. In order to make sure that a non-verbal agreement does not ensue, it is important to educate the child on proper communication forms and hence prevent this. Teaching by example is the best method. While conversing, you must direct your complete attention on them and total focus on the conversation. Allow voicemail to take your calls, turn the television off or go to a room with no distractions if that’s what it takes.
You must gently and in age appropriate terms explain to your child what is wrong with their form of communication and why it doesn’t work. Even when there are hard questions, you must show you child the most effective manner of communication. Become a good listener. You must encourage them to tell their side of the story and to voice their opinions and respond positively to show that you understand their point of view.
You must communicate with your child in a consistent manner. You must send out the same signals each time you interact. The child must be allowed to see that you will definitely call their attention whenever unwanted behavior takes place.
Kids are after all kids and it is normal for them to be non-communicative and non-reactive sometimes. Your child is your domain and you should know best how to interpret his or her behavior and gauge improvement in communication skills. Modeling positive communication skills is the best way of ensuring that your child imbibes healthy communication patterns.
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The Role of Communication in the Workplace
Posted by: | CommentsHow important would you say that communication is in the workplace? What about where you work; are the bosses or managers effective communicators? Now I am not entirely sure as to how you will have answered these questions however I can hazard a guess if I take my personal experiences as a benchmark. In this article I will be writing about the importance of effective communication in the workplace, I hope you enjoy the read.
Here is a typical example; the annual review. For the purposes of this article I will say that this review takes place in January, each year of course. The January arrives and the staff members are eager to see whether they will receive a positive review and even a pay rise.
It is now February and there still has not been even the hint of a review; in fact there has been no mention of one. Is this good communication or bad communication on the part of the boss?
It is very bad communication and it can lead to a lowering of moral, which can lead to a lowering of productivity, which can lead to lower profits. It’s not rocket science; some would say it’s the basics of business. So why do so many bosses screw it up? Is it a lack of respect or a lack of caring for their staff or are they just too busy? Who knows?
Whatever the reason, the reason is not good enough. If the annual review is postponed for a period of time then all that the boss should do is to communicate this fact with their staff. How long would it take? Yes, literally a couple of minutes
Conflict Communication
Posted by: | CommentsConflicts often arise in any form of relationship. Whether be in an intimate relationship between a husband and wife, employee with a co-employee, superior officer and employee, friend and friend, parents and children, teacher and student, brother and brother, and so many other relationships. But even with the existence of conflicts, there are good ways for conflict communication resolution.
There are several approaches on how to resolve an existing conflict. To achieve a successful resolution of the problem, it is best to apply some conflict communication skills that have worked for other people. assertive communication is only one aspect of this and must be put into context.
Identify the Problem
This is the first step that would help in resolving any conflict communication. Talk the problem over with the person concerned. This stage is meant to air out each of your concerns. Listen to what the other person has to say, the same way that you should also be listened to. Point out things that have caused the conflict communication between you. Listen actively.
Work Out Solutions
Now that you have figured out the cause of the conflict communication, you have to work out on possible solutions that would eliminate the conflict. This will be the phase where you try to compile points you are in agreement with then generate a list of as many initiatives as you can, aiming for quantity of ideas rather that quality during this phase, for solving the problem, in spite of how feasible they might appear to be.
After doing so, review the list, one by one, of probable solutions to the conflict communication problem you have by considering the pros and the cons until you have narrowed down the list to at least two best means of handling the problem of conflict communication.
Once finished narrowing down the list, decide on the solution that would very likely solve the conflict communication at hand. As long as the solution is fair for both parties, and the agreement is agreeable to both, then conflict communication would be slowly eliminated.
Implement Solutions
Whatever agreements worked out between the parties concerned should be adhered to, so that conflict communication could be resolved. Break down the details of the agreement and the role that each must play for the solution to the conflict communication.
Evaluate the Solution
Conflict communication solutions should be evaluated every now and then to see if it has improved the situation in any way. Solutions must be properly taken into account if it indeed is helping solve the issues that created conflict communication.
One thing that you should look for within yourself is the willingness to solve a conflict communication problem. When a person is angry at you, try to empathize and agree to his point to calm the person down, and if there is some truth to what the other person is saying, then come to a point that you would meet halfway.
Conflict communication does not mean that you have to sacrifice your principles; it simply requires one to come to a point to recognize the other person’s view, respect it and to further avoid another conflict communication in the future.
Any conflict communication must be resolved at the earliest time to prevent further injury to both parties. Although at times, this is not easy for either party, it is still the best way to do it. When there is an impending conflict communication, the best remedy is to talk and not to wait for any future time to settle a conflict.
Because of the busy lives of most persons today, conflict communication is often times unavoidable. However, this could be solved and apprehended immediately as long as you keep an open mind to it. Conflict communication should be seen as a means to enhance relationships by finding out a conflict, giving solutions to it and building stronger and better relationships.
Assertive Communication
Posted by: | CommentsAny type of communication must have some sort of an assertive degree to it. Assertive communication is the ability to reason out for oneself without acting more passive or more aggressive. It is the ability to stress out your point but maintaining respect and proper decorum to others. Assertive communication requires one to communicate in an open and a direct way. It allows persons to find solutions in conflicts and other seemingly difficult situations. Assertive communication must be practiced and lived by for it is very useful in every situation.
Assertive communication enables one to change unwanted behavior, improve personalities, provides a more harmonious working relationship for all employees. This way of communication helps persons swap old behavior into more positive ones.
Assertive communication has advantages which a person could benefit from to bring his person to a more positive light. It makes people feel good about themselves because this type of communication enables them to express what they wanted. It creates mutual respect among peers both within at the workplace and outside the workplace. Assertive communication builds confidence and self-esteem. It helps in the achievement of goals. It also helps in decreasing the possibility of hurting other people. Assertive communication also reduces anxiety and protects the person from being unduly taken advantage of by others. What is good about assertive communication is that it helps the person to make free choices and make decisions.
Some people do not approve of assertive communication because of some reasons. They see assertive communication as a means to step on the rights of others and therefore do not practice it. This type of communication just helps you express what you think and this does not men sticking to what you need to do.
Assertive communication involves the body directly. There are a lot of bodily gestures which adds more weight in practicing the proper way of assertive communication. These bodily gestures are eye contact, expressions, body posture, voice, timing, and content. Putting it more succinctly, a good assertive communication is highlighting and using “I” statements that focus on your own personal expressions and ideas.
Assertive communication is the ability to express one’s needs and feelings in an appropriate manner. Using “I” statements, indicate ownership, focus on behavior, doesn’t attribute the blame to others, and takes responsibility. assertive communication is always direct and honest.
Assertive communication does not come overnight to anyone, rather it is learned. There are a few techniques that you could use to achieve a successful assertive communication.
There are some techniques used in practicing assertive communication. These techniques are behavior rehearsal, repeated assertion, fogging, negative enquiry, negative assertion, and workable compromise. These techniques when used properly would give you a greater edge at asserting your opinions, ideas, and thoughts in the workplace and everywhere else.
Assertive communication should be a part of one’s daily routine. In society today where everything is very competitive, assertion must be practiced all the time. This doesn’t mean you would go out looking for a fight, rather, you just have to say what you need to say. Don’t hesitate. After all, men are given equal chances to exercise their right of speech. Make sure that in everything you do, assertive communication must not be forgotten.
Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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The Centre for Health Communication engages in research with frontline staff on their communication processes. The main focus of the Centres work is on whether and how communication among clinicians and with patients and carers addresses organisational and policy dimensions of care. Researchers at the Centre and their collaborators have received more than $10 million in funding from the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and a range of other funding bodies. Details about the Centres publications and projects are available from www.communicationsafety.org
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Therapeutic Communication – Positive and Negative Techniques Part I
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This is a collection of short videos created by first semester nursing students as an assignment; to illustrate various therapeutic communication techniques, both positive and negative. It is for the use of nursing students and nurse educators, if desired.
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Communication in the Workplace
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Two robots talking about how to communicate effectively in the workplace.
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Marriage Advice about Assertive Communication
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Marriage Advice from Bloomfield Hills Michigan marriage counseling pros Jesse and Melva Johnson
responding to www.christiancouplestransformations.com having difficulty practicing assertive communication because she believes her husbands feelings are based on wrong or not real information. Also believes he uses feelings to disarm her and end the conversation.
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Ptcl authorities/ officials/ staff/ employees in GUJRAT, Punjab, Pakistan,are extremely irresponsible to their duties!
They have no interest to resolve the problems of consumers/ customers!
We went to many officials and visited different local Ptcl offices and made many calls to 1218 again & again but all in vain!
Land-line numbers of our village KARNANA (Exchange JAURA) are mostly dead, but what a pity we are paying bills for nothing, regularly per-month!
The irresponsible GUJRAT Ptcl staff did not resolve the problem even after our repeated visits, approach, requests, complaints, e-mails,1218 calls, etc.
Even GM Gujran Wala also ignored the matter!
By God, some of us could not make even a single call during last months, while they had to pay all the bills regularly for months for nothing. But what a pity that our numbers were still dead.
Many many customers from our village have given up their lines due to these problems.
Those who were Ptcl customers/ subscribers but their lines were mostly DEAD but they were paying Line-Rent regularly, at last, gave up those connections.
Just check the record of our village-Subscribers!
OR we can provide you, if you come here to listen the public, personally!
Ptcl has lost our confidence because it is just a LOOT-MAAR corporation and nothing more.
All above said numbers are registered in the names of persons living in the village who consulted the related Ptcl officials/ staff to provide them regular services but the cruel as well as corrupt Ptcl office bearers don’t care for it.
We paid not only line-rent but also some of us had to pay over-billing several times while the lines were also mosly dead.
But, because, Ptcl is a corrupt corporation, so they don’t take any interest to resolve the problem——-!
We are trying to bring our problem in Ptcl’s seniors’ notice by this mail at last, but are not sure that they could also do something in this respect because Ptcl has no such reputation to serve the public honestly!
They know how to loot the public, only—–!
A village is paying its bills from months for nothing but the lines are still dead.
Shame! Shame! Shame!!!
Just check the record of our village numbers and realise your duties if you are an honest officer of the Corporation!
We had wished DSL as well as Smart TV on the lines but even there is no TONE from months———!!
FOR more Details, log on:
www.paknews.pk
www.karnana.com
OR Dial:
0345-KARNANA
0345-5276262
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