Good Communication vs Ineffective Communication
A manager emails their team: “Finish the project ASAP and make it look good.” Is this an example of good(effective) communication or ineffective communication?
What is ineffective communication?
What would interfere with communication more: loud noise or complete silence?
What is loud noise?
A manager has to inform an employee that they are being laid off. Should they send a text or have a face-to-face meeting?
What is a face-to-face meeting?
If one person in a group is making all the decisions, what kind of communication is that centralized or decentralized?
What is centralized communication?
Is interrupting an employee while they're speaking a good example of active listening? Yes or no?
What is no?
A manager holds a quick meeting to explain a project and clearly assigns guidelines, tasks, and deadlines. After the meeting, the manager sends an email summarizing the meeting and later checks in to make sure everyone is on track. Is this an example of good (effective) communication or ineffective communication?
What is good (effective) communication?
If I explained something really quickly and you couldn't understand or hear me, did communication really happen? Yes or no?
What is no?
A manager at Starbucks notices employees repeatedly misunderstanding instructions sent via email. What should the manager do: keep sending emails or switch to in-person meetings?
Which group is more likely to come up with creative ideas: one where everyone talks or one where only one person talks?
What is everyone talks?
When sharing a short reply about a project, do you need to schedule a full team meeting, or should you send a text in the team group chat?
What is send a text in the team group chat?