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Communication Counts
Speaking and Listening for Results
19 minute streaming video
English and Spanish
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When people don't speak and listen effectively, mistakes happen.
A lack of communication can be costly to any organization. This video depicts 6 common communication problems and provides the skills necessary to avoid them.
How is it that a lack of communication can cause so much harm to an organization? Take a look at the list of problems below and the resulting “impact” associated with each. It’s easy to see why so many failed projects, missed deadlines, and workplace conflicts are attributed to a communication blunder in one or more of these areas.
- Problem 1: Lack of clarity, or incomplete information provided, when communicating
Impact: Opens the door for the "receiver" to misinterpret the message or make faulty assumptions. This is the root of many misunderstandings. - Problem 2: Ineffective listening (or reading)
Impact: The speaker/sender's message is missed in whole or part. Vital information the speaker/sender assumes has been communicated has, in fact, not been received. - Problem 3: Using the wrong approach, method, or timing when delivering a message
Impact: Conflicts arise (especially when email is used inappropriately). Important work, assigned the wrong way or at the wrong time, is not done correctly. - Problem 4: Lack of assertiveness in communication
Impact: Instead of voicing their true needs, wants, or concerns, employees force others to guess or make assumptions. This is highly inefficient and tends to lead to conflict. - Problem 5: Too much multi-tasking and too many distractions
Impact: Work is often not done as well as it could have been; mistakes are made. - Problem 6: People don't realize how their communication style affects others
Impact: Individuals are off-putting to co-workers because they don't realize how things like brusqueness or sarcasm can be misconstrued. Morale, teamwork and productivity suffer.
The Communication Counts course provides a brief look at all six of these issues while offering common sense tips on how to prevent them.
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