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Course Outline
1. Introduction to communication issues
- the communication process and its stages
- the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication
- techniques and tools for effective communication.
- Direct communication vs communication via media: phone, email, messengers
2. Principles of effective communication as a key element of effective contacts within an organization
- self-analysis of your own communication style
- errors in communication, their correction and avoidance
- communication barriers
- stages of creating interpersonal contact
3. Effective conversation management
- shaping your own image in the role of sender and receiver of the message
- assertive response to reservations, criticism and praise
- identifying and bypassing communication barriers, active listening as a tool for effective communication · recognizing and dealing with factors interfering with listening and understanding speeches
- the art of asking questions
- psychological mechanisms and techniques for influencing
4. Intercultural aspects of communication
- basics of proxemics – distance in communication
- formulating messages in intercultural contacts
- self-expression vs intercultural perception
- cultural interpretation of messages
- cultural attitudes in everyday communication and negotiations
- decision-making in a cultural context
5. Basic principles of intercultural communication
- contact-oriented cultures
- rule-oriented cultures
- pro-partnership and pro-transaction cultures
- ceremonial and non-ceremonial cultures
- monochronic and polychronic cultures
- Does “a” always mean “a”? - hidden assumptions and unspoken expectations in communication with representatives of specific cultures
6. “Partner’s Operating Instructions” – what to do, what not to do and total “faux pas”
- Cultures of Western Europe (Germany, France, Italy)
- Cultures of former USSR states
- American culture
7. Summary
Requirements
The course is general in nature and participation does not require specialist knowledge
14 Hours
Testimonials (1)
examples from trainer's daily life like some stories, anectodes and jokes