Mastering Communication Skills

Content:

1. Exploring how one communicates to get their needs met from birth.
2. Identifying how one’s innate personality effects their communication skills.
3. Self-reflecting about their skills growing up.
4. Explore their personality types via provided instrument.

Content:

1. Identifying each level of communication from less to most impactful.
2. Examine how cliché communication is perceived.
3. Assessing the relationships that endure by sharing feelings and disclosing.
4. Explore barriers to communication

Content:

1. Uncover the work of Albert Mehrabian and how we understand messages.
2. Examine why text messages whether to parents or cohorts is not recommended.
3. Assess the uses of symbols, signs, and other semiotic communication in their school or work environment.
4. Reflect on how the information will make the participant a better conversationalist.

Content:

1. Create a script for calling home before or close to the first day of school.
2. Identify those families to contact in secondary schools if numbers of students are excessive.
3. Develop a back-to-school night whereby the initial greeting sells the teacher.
4. Practice calling family and script that is used. Reflect on results.

Content:

1. Share their first day opening statements to students or counselees.
2. Strategize the best ways to gain respect and trust from their classes.
3. Create a class discipline plan that is fair and includes student input.
4. Identify obstacles that might exist towards these first day suggestions.

Content:

1. Define and understand stress responses
2. Explore whole-hearted communication
3. Identify empathetic feelings while communicating
4. Exploring active listening skills
5. Strategies dealing with angry families

Content:

1. Identify best practice while setting up room for conferences.
2. Explore how to be an active listener when parent shares concerns.
3. Create opportunities for families to share their response to your report.
4. Identifying best practice for any virtual conferences.

Content:

1. Identifies real-life situations that could lead to conflict.
2. Analyzes and demonstrates negotiation skills to create a win-win
3. Demonstrates strategies to prevent and manage conflict with communication skills.
4. Reflect on previous conflicts and share what went wrong.

Content:

1. Identify situations where this skill is most essential
2. Applies skills outlined in module to everyday work situations
3. Demonstrates communication skills that will enhance the outcomes to group discussions.
4. Reflect on current situations that are group-related

Content:

1. Define the four main types of stances
2. Analyze each one and how they impact communication
3. Recognizes different behaviors exhibited by each stance.
4. Reflect on their own style in light of their core personality