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10 WAYS TO PREPARE YOURSELF TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR COWORKERS Effective Communication with Coworkers

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Page 1: 10 WAYS TO PREPARE YOURSELF TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR COWORKERS Effective Communication with Coworkers

10 WAYS TO PREPARE YOURSELF TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR

COWORKERS

Effective Communication with Coworkers

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#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.

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#2 Concentrate on the sender

Be attentive. Look directly at the speaker & give feedback. Use all the listening skills you’ve learned.

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#3 Give verbal feedback

Paraphrase or summarize what you have heard; then allow your coworker to respond.

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#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.

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#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.

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#6 Time

Beginning a job promptly indicates competence & implies that you know what to

do & how to do it! Being late implies incompetence!

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#7 Body & Facial Movement

Body movements may convey a number of different messages. Facial expressions may convey more than your verbal message.

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#8 Voice

Research states that 93% of your attitude, as perceived by others, is conveyed by your tone of voice & its intensity.

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#9 Physical Appearance

The initial visual impression influences a coworker’s interest & willingness to communicate with you.

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#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.

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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.