10 ways to prepare yourself to effectively communicate with your coworkers effective communication...
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10 WAYS TO PREPARE YOURSELF TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR
COWORKERS
Effective Communication with Coworkers
#1 Prepare yourself to listen & listen for ideas
Make a conscious effort to minimize distractions. Look up from what you’re doing.
Be prepared to draw conclusions from what you are hearing.
#2 Concentrate on the sender
Be attentive. Look directly at the speaker & give feedback. Use all the listening skills you’ve learned.
#3 Give verbal feedback
Paraphrase or summarize what you have heard; then allow your coworker to respond.
#4 Control your emotions
Make a conscious effort to listen even if the message is unpleasant.
Control negative feelings you have toward the sender.
Be sure facial expressions communicate understanding, acceptance, or confusion – not hostility.
#5 Space & Territory
The importance of personal space is affected by age, gender, status, & culture. Men maintain more distance than women. Age differences usually make differences in personal space needs.
#6 Time
Beginning a job promptly indicates competence & implies that you know what to
do & how to do it! Being late implies incompetence!
#7 Body & Facial Movement
Body movements may convey a number of different messages. Facial expressions may convey more than your verbal message.
#8 Voice
Research states that 93% of your attitude, as perceived by others, is conveyed by your tone of voice & its intensity.
#9 Physical Appearance
The initial visual impression influences a coworker’s interest & willingness to communicate with you.
#10 Touch
Touch expresses sympathy, solidarity, or friendship. Touch can be misinterpreted depending on how well the communicators know one another & circumstances surrounding the message.
Effective Communication with Coworkers
Name the 10 ways to prepare yourself in order to effective communicate with current or future coworkers.
Get with your computer partner.Create a role play scenario where these 10
strategies could be put into practice. Your scenario needs to be realistic & school appropriate. Set up the scene: place, circumstances, climate, status of
coworkers, any necessary background info, etc. Your scenario must have two characters. (give them
names) Your scenario should last about 2 minutes.