The Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop

American businesses invest as much as $30 billion a year on training and development in communication. That's because it's more critical than ever that employees develop strong people skills.Here to help is The Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop, which includes everything trainers need to design and deliver a two-day workshop that covers listening, assertiveness, resolving conflict, and coordinating action. The trainer will learn leading-edge trends in interpersonal communication training, including: Applications of adult learning theory unique to interpersonal communications training-- Task-by-task processes for training-- Proven methods such as accelerated learning and action learning.-- Performance orientation-- Communication skills for collaboration and organizational learning.Neatly organized in four modules, The Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop also features adaptable lecture notes, objectives, agenda, handouts, overhead materials, discussion questions, exercises, and activities.

Effective communication is an important element of success for every organization, leader, manager, supervisor, and employee. Good communication skills are a prerequisite for advancement in most fields and are key to exercising influence both within and beyond the work group. This edition retains the subject matter strengths of the previous version and augments them with content that reflects new understandings of interpersonal communications, new communication technologies, and new organizational practices that include wider spans of management control, greater employee empowerment, geographically dispersed work groups, and team-based activities. It also contains new material on persuasive communications, dialogue, and nominal group technique. New chapters on techniques for generating ideas and solutions and communicating in the multicultural workplace offer fresh perspectives on topics that have become increasingly important in today’s workplace. Throughout the book, the authors provide assessments, exercises, and Think About It sections that offer readers numerous opportunities for practice and feedback. Any person can realize the benefits of improved communication skills. Interpersonal Communication Skills in the Workplace, Second Edition, provides the insight and expertise needed to achieve this goal. Readers will learn how to: * Solve common communication problems. * Communicate with different personality types. * Read non-verbal cues. * Improve listening skills. * Give effective feedback. * Be sensitive to cultural differences in communication. This is an ebook version of the AMA Self-Study course. If you want to take the course for credit you need to either purchase a hard copy of the course through amaselfstudy.org or purchase an online version of the course through www.flexstudy.com.

Individuals, teams, and organizations are only as good as their ability to communicate effectively. Communication Skills Training offers the crucial tools you’ll need to help your workshop participants master the skills that drive performance. The first book in the ATD Workshop Series offers practical, road-tested strategies and tactics for use at all levels of your organization. Built on the successful ASTD Trainer’s Workshop title of the same name, this volume brings all-new content to users, including how to incorporate technology in the delivery of training programs. Communication Skills Training presents two-day, one-day, and half-day communication training programs along with relevant chapters on needs analysis, design, delivery, facilitation, and evaluation of the training event. Free tools and customization options The free, ready-to-use resources (PDF) that accompany this book include downloadable presentation materials, agendas, handouts, assessments, and tools. All workshop program materials, including MS Office PowerPoint presentations and MS Word handouts, may be customized for an additional licensing fee. Browse the licensing options in the Custom Material License pricing menu. Preview a sample activity from the book. About the series The new ATD Workshop Series is written for trainers by trainers, because no one knows workshops as well as the practitioners who have done it all. Each publication weaves in today’s technology and accessibility considerations and provides a wealth of new content that can be used to create a training experience like no other.

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The 20 training modules in this volume aim to help trainers teach managers and employees how to improve productivity through better working relationships. Each module includes everyday activities, lecture notes, training designs, reproducible handouts and overheads for a training session on how to improve trust and communication between people who rely on each other to get work done.

The Ultimate Guide to Help You Master Interpersonal Communication and Build High-Quality Relationships. Communication Skills Training is a collection of 7 books that are designed to help you with every aspect of improving your communication skills, interpersonal relationships, becoming more charismatic and influential, and building confidence. The combination of the following seven books will help you achieve success and happiness in life. 1. Communication Skills Training: How to Talk to Anyone, Connect Effortlessly, Develop Charisma, and Become a People Person. 2. How to Read People Like a Book: A Guide to Speed-Reading People, Understand Body Language and Emotions, Decode Intentions, and Connect Effortlessly. 3. How to Make People Laugh: Develop Confidence and Charisma, Master Improv Comedy, and Be More Witty with Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere. 4. How to Make People Do What You Want: Methods of Subtle Psychology to Read People, Persuade, and Influence Human Behavior. 5. How to Make People Like You: 19 Science-Based Methods to Increase Your Charisma, Spark Attraction, Win Friends, and Connect Effortlessly. 6. How to Talk to Anyone About Anything: Improve Your Social Skills, Master Small Talk, Connect Effortlessly, and Make Real Friends. 7. Listening Skills Training: How to Truly Listen, Understand, and Validate for Better and Deeper Connections. Each book is packed with simple, yet very effective strategies delivered to you in a straight to the point approach so that you can start implementing in your life today.