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Best Practices to Improve Your Communication Skills

Learn how to eliminate negative attitudes and improve relationships with clear workplace communication.

Ineffective communication can have a costly effect on employee engagement, client relationships, and your organization's bottom line. Effective communication in the workplace promotes employee productivity, performance, and satisfaction. Following communication best practices can promote quality products and services and improve client relationships, satisfaction, and loyalty. This presentation will review basic communication techniques and types of learning styles. Learn about the correlation between communicating and learning and how an individual's learning style can impact their ability to listen and comprehend. The topic will cover the difference between effective and non-effective leaders, how to use intentional communication, and how to apply these skills in remote workplace environments.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to identify effective and non-effective communication as well as the costs of ineffective communication.
  • You will be able to recognize the various learning styles and the types of communication.
  • You will be able to recognize ways in which both communicators and listeners can support each other in the communication process.
  • You will be able to recognize the importance of effective communication and how it benefits your career.

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Agenda

Context

  • Importance of Effective Communication in the Workplace
  • Cost of Ineffective Communication
  • Research
  • Career and Organization Success

Communication and Learning

  • Understanding and Appreciating Learning Styles
    • Visual or Auditory
    • ReadingFocused
    • Kinesthetic

Types of Communication

  • Verbal and Non-Verbal
  • Visual
  • Written

Leaders and Communication

  • Intentional Communication
    • Clarity, Tone, and Delivery
    • Brevity, Preparation, Active Listening
    • Manage Expectations
    • Accomplishing Your Intended Goal
  • Overview, Purpose, and Context
  • Materials
  • Ask: Questions, Comments, and Feedback

Listeners and Communication

  • Effective Listening
    • Attentive, Focused, and Finished
    • Manage Expectations
    • Mining the Message: Contributing and Expanding Instruction
  • Understanding and Mental Picture
  • Playback Instructions
  • Share: Questions, Comments, and Feedback

Remote Workplace Environment

  • Traditional and New Techniques
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This course was last revised on May 12, 2023.

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  • ASAP PACE 0.1
     
  • This course is pre-approved through the American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP) for 0.1 CEU(s) towards your PACE Recertification.
     
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  • This E-Learning program has been approved for 1.0 (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR(TM), aPHRi(TM), PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi(TM) and SPHRi(TM)recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.
     
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  • All education that aligns with the CAP Body of Knowledge can be used toward recertification. Lorman Education Services believes this course does align and should be counted toward recertification. Please visit IAAP's certification webpage to review recertification details and requirements. https://www.iaap-hq.org/page/CAP_Recertification. Course Length: 1.0.
     
  • SHRM 1.0
     
  • Lorman Education Services is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. This program is valid for 1.0 PDC(s) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
     
  • CPE/NASBA - QAS Self Study 1.8 including Communications and Marketing 1.8
     
  • Lorman Education Services is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a QAS Self Study sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 866-352-9539. CPE Credit: Maximum Credit Hours: 1.8 each session (based on a 50 minute credit hour). You must attend at least 50 minutes to obtain credit. Field of Study: Communications and Marketing for 1.8 hours. Prerequisite: . Level of Knowledge: Intermediate. Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture. Advance Preparation: None. Delivery Method: QAS Self Study. Please refer to the information in this advertisement for outline, course content and objectives. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Final approval of a course for CPE credit belongs with each state's regulatory board.
     

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Faculty

Cynthia R. Mullins

Cynthia R. Mullins

Baldwin Rise Advisory Services

Cynthia Mullins

  • CEO & Founder of Baldwin Rise
  • Legal counsel, certified human resources professional (SHRM-CP), management professor, compliance, and HR speaker
  • International legal counsel and chief human resources officer at JMW Consultants LLC
  • •Serves on the faculty at the University of Bridgeport School of Business, Antioch University, and The Non-Profit Center at La Salle University. Teach undergraduate, MBA management, and women’s leadership courses
  • Public arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
  • Conducts seminars, workshops, and webinars on human resources topics, business ethics and compliance, women’s leadership, multicultural women’s leadership, soft skills, workforce development, career strategies, negotiation, conflict resolution, and nonprofit operations
  • •J.D. degree, University of Connecticut School of Law; M.S. degree in business ethics and compliance, Cambridge College; B.A. degree in political science, University of Connecticut
  • Certificates: human resource management, Duke University; negotiation mastery, Harvard Business School Online; Scholar-Practitioner Training and Development Program, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Product ID: 410683
Published 2023
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