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COMMUNICATION FOR THE BUSY PROFESSIONAL. ENSURING UNDERSTANDING. WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS YOU FACE IN WORKPLACE COMMUNICATIONS?. Are these problems solved with engineering concepts?. TIP 1. How we see people is the way we will act and react toward them. TIP 2 CONCEPTS TO KEEP IN MIND.
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COMMUNICATION FOR THE BUSY PROFESSIONAL ENSURING UNDERSTANDING
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS YOU FACE IN WORKPLACE COMMUNICATIONS? Are these problems solved with engineering concepts?
TIP 1 How we see people is the way we will act and react toward them
TIP 2CONCEPTS TO KEEP IN MIND • SIMPLICITY “The penultimate step is to exhume three steres.” “The next to last step is to dig out 3 cubic meters.” • CLARITY “That thing we talked about? Go ahead and do it but not the thing we agreed shouldn’t be done.”
TIP 2CONCEPTS TO KEEP IN MIND • CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING “Which of the three things we’ve discussed are you talking about?” Assumption is the mother of all screwups! • SUMMARIZATION “So, then, we’re digging out three cubic meters, filling the hole with concrete, and then we’re meeting at the hotel bar?”
Parts of Communication • Verbal • Tone • Non Verbal • Facial expressions • Eye contact • Posture • Spatial Distance • Dress
TIP 3 It’s how you say it Why don’t I take you to dinner tonight?
TIP 4 Technology • Technology gives us faster communication
TIP 4 Technology Not necessarily better communication • 2morro • FWIW • DBEYR • DILLIGAS
Email :-) ;-) :-@ (*o*) (^_^) = smile = wink = screaming = surprised = cute
Functions of Communication Control Motivation Emotional Expression Information
Rule of Thumb The type of communication you use depends on the purpose you are trying to achieve.