Communication Mastery

Communicate Effectively to Perform Your Job More Efficiently and Confidently

masteryCommunicating effectively is the key to being successful in today’s hectic world. The ability to communicate our message will bolster your self-confidence by allowing you to recognize manipulative behavior and diffuse its effects. This training is designed to show you how to confront problematic behavior and how to effectively negotiate mutual solutions.

Through active participation in role plays and Hot Seats, you will discover the causes of common misunderstandings with communication and solutions that will help you to be more happy and productive. You will begin to understand how to give and take positive feedback and how this can help to build and maintain winning relationships with people in your professional life.

The Techniques and skills you will discover will enable you to deal with conflict and pressure situations without destroying the spirit of cooperation and teamwork necessary for a productive and functioning unit. You will be able to prevent emotionally charged situations and thereby steadily increase your effectiveness and the effectiveness of your team. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to perform your job more effectively, confidently, and comfortably.

Morning Session

  • Understand the philosophy of communication mastery.
  • Recognize the differences between assertive, aggressive, and manipulative behavior and minimize their effects on you.
  • Determine your assertiveness quotient and communication style with self-assessment exercises.
  • Familiarize yourself with non-verbal and verbal communication techniques to enhance your assertive communication skills.
  • Gain the courage to be assertive in the most appropriate and effective way.
  • Learn to express and accept disapproval and disagreement without opposition.
  • Become able to resolve conflict and pressure situations without destroying the spirit of cooperation.
  • Translate what you learn into action.

Afternoon Session

  • Let’s Master Our Communication
  • Identify Primary Patterns and How They Relate To Work/Home
  • Language Verbal and Non Verbal
  • Body language/demeanor, tone, and manners
  • Perception and reception
  • Making Sure the Message Fits the Situation
  • Expressing Emotions with Logic and Appropriateness
  • Focusing on honest, open, and appropriate communication
  • KISS – keep it short and simple
  • Dealing with stress
  • Acknowledging Your Own Needs Along With Others’ Needs
  • Negotiating Mutually Beneficial Relationships
  • Agreement styles (war, competition, cooperation, collaboration, and consensus)
  • Choosing What You Say Confidently and Accurately So Others Understand
  • Follow-ups, follow-through, and explanations
  • Expressing Disapproval, And Disagreement without Opposing
  • Saying “No” (where, when and how) without feeling guilty
  • Saying “I don’t know”, “I don’t understand”, and “I made a mistake”
  • special circumstances
  • Refusing Requests That Interfere with Your Job
  • Benefits of Assertive Behavior
  • Situations Created Through Behaviors
  • Lose-lose, win-lose, and win-win
  • Play the Game
  • Conflicts and Misunderstanding
  • The Give And Take of Criticism
  • Working On/Out Misunderstandings
  • Avoiding conflicts through enhanced listening

Application and Practice

  • Working with Angry, Difficult, and Frustrating People/Situations
  • Case Studies and Role Plays
  • The philosophy behind communication mastery.
  • How to recognize the differences between assertive, aggressive, and manipulative behavior and minimize their effects on you.
  • Determine your assertiveness quotient and communication style.
  • Non-verbal and verbal communication techniques that will enhance your assertive communication skills.
  • Learn how to be assertive in the most appropriate and effective way.
  • Learn to express and accept disapproval and disagreement without opposition or stress.
  • Become able to resolve conflict and pressure situations without destroying the spirit of cooperation.
  • Translate what you learn into action.

Who Should Attend

  • Managers and Supervisors
  • HR Personnel
  • Help Desk
  • Staff
  • Frontline Staff
  • Administrative Assistants
  • Sales
  • Customer Service Personnel
  • IT Professionals
  • Team Leaders
  • Front Desk Personnel