Communication 1
Communication 2
Conversation Techniques
Conversation Techniques
Body Language
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What's communication?
Communication is the process of exchanging information or ideas, as well as transmitting our wishes, thoughts and emotions.
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Who is the sender or source?
The person who transmits the message.
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Which are the four conversation techniques in order to have effect communication?
1. Give and receiving feedback. 2. Choosing the right words. 3. Paraphrasing to understand a point. 4. Learn how to ask questions.
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What are funnel questions?
Funnel questions are used when you want to find out more detail, gain the interest or the trust of the person you are talking to. They start with general questions, in order to come to a point in each answer.
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What's body language?
Body language is how people use their bodies to communicate and send messages without talking.
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What's effective communication?
Effective communication is about transferring your message to other people clearly and precisely.
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What's the channel?
The medium through which the message is transmitted.
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How do you give feedback?
Try to build trust and strength, give examples to clarify, remember about feelings: proceed with care, remember that the goal is to help and not to judge or evaluate.
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What are rhetorical questions?
Rhetorical questions aren't really questions at all, in that they don't expect an answer.
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Give three examples of body language.
How you sit, talk, stand and use your body.
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What is the goal of communication?
The goal of communication is the acceptance of the message by the receiver, that is, to get your message across.
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Give three examples of controlled media.
Three examples of controlled media are television, printed media and radio.
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How can you make sure that your feedback is effective?
Give it as soon after the event as possible. Make sure it sounds descriptive rather than evaluative. Focus on behaviors that can be changed.
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Give two examples of rhetorical questions and two examples of funnel questions.
Two rhetorical questions are: Doesn't use space really well? Isn't that just beautiful? Two funnel questions are: What sort of ages were they? Where they kids or adults?
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What does crossing your arms and yawning meaning?
Crossing your arms may mean don't talk to me, insecure, etc. Yawning may mean that your tired, bored and not interested.
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What are the three questions to ponder of communication?
Why is communication important? Are people always communication? Or can we decide to communicate? Is communication an innate or learned skill?
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What's interpersonal communication?
Interpersonal communication is the process of sending and receiving information between two or more people.
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What's an open and closed question?
An open question receives longer answer. A closed question usually receives a single word or very short answer.
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Which are the words that work?
The words that focus on the problem and a possible solution. For example, "I" instead of "you", "often" and "sometimes" instead of "never" and "always".
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Give two examples of positive body language.
1. Sit up straight: I'm confident, I'm listening. 2. Smile: "It's safe to talk to me, I'm friendly."
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What's the communication process?
The sender transmits the message through the channel, the receivers receives the message, interprets it and responds the message.
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What are the four basic tools that will help us improve our communication skills?
1. Learning how to give and receive feedback. 2. Becoming an empathic listener. 3. Learning how to use conversation techniques. 4. Learning how to use our body language.
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What's rephrasing and why does it work?
Rephrasing is used to prevent misunderstandings and it works by making the person what he or she has been saying and see if he or she was correctly understood.
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Why is it important in the choosing of words?
Words that may create problems instead of solving them, they can make the listener to feel attacked or belittled and blaming, name calling, unhelpful criticism and the worlds "always" and"never".
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Why is it important of matching words with your body language?
Matching words with body language is an important communication skill that takes practice, but it's worth the effort. You'll make a good impression, have a good effect on the mind or feeling of your listeners, people will stay focused and it'll help other work with you.