What Is A Communication Skills Workshop?
Some corporate offices offer a communication skills workshop. This can be very helpful in improving your speech, and overall mastery of communication. Maybe you just feel like this is an area of your life that you would like to improve on. There usually is a section in Communication skills workshops that focuses on speech. You might watch and hour video that highlights good speaking techniques. Like projecting your voice. Speaking clearly. Making good eye contact. Having good posture. All this can help improve your speech, and in giving presentations. Building relationships could be a topic. This could be with clients or with your co-workers. Things this might focus on is compromise. Staying positive, and being available. These types of building blocks will help when the tough issues come up. Another section that communication skills workshops focus on is conflicts at work. How can you over come these issues by communicating with those you have the conflict with. Some things you might focus on is keeping a positive tone. Not being negative or accusatory to the person. Learning how to stand up for yourself. Practicing talking over your questions and concerns with someone else. Taping yourself talking is another helpful technique that communication skills workshops offer. This is the best way to see for yourself just how you talk. This is helpful because you can pick up on mannerisms that you might not notice, like saying "um", or picking at your clothes while you talk. Practice makes perfect, and this is a great way to get the extra practice in helping you achieve those communication skills. Take an hr out of your day, and keep a journal of things you would like to work on. You can talk about maybe a problem at work you want to overcome. Maybe there is a person you are butting heads with. Write down how you are going to solve these issues. How are you going to communicate your frustrations to meet your needs? Then you can write down what worked and what didn't. This is a great way to see if those communication skills are working for you. Some communication skills workshops might have a survey at the end. This is a great way to share what worked for you and what didn't. If you liked the roll play activities, then you can make note of that. Maybe the videos were not helpful, and you wanted more interaction with other people. Here is another way to communicate what you want. This will only benefit the next person who is coming to the workshop. |