1. ART OF COMMUNICATION
An essential professional soft skill
Emranul Haque
Consultant, HR DESK Consultants
2. “THE ART OF COMMUNICATION”
I LIKE THAT PHRASE.
BECAUSE COMMUNICATING IS AN ART.
3. SL. Topics to be covered
1 Communication!!! What it is?
2 Communication process
3 Most common ways to communicate
4 Verbal communication
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Non-verbal communication
Eye contact
Facial expression
Body Language
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Communication skills development
What do we mean by the term “Skill”?
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Key communication skills
Listening skill
Feedback skill
Presentation skill
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Listening skill
Short documentary on listening skills
Key to effective listening
Drama on importance listening
Exercise on listening
4. SL. Topics to be covered
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Feedback skill
Positive vs. negative feedback
Manners of feedback communication
Key to developing feedback skills
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Presentation skill
Presentation means what?
Aspects of a good presentation
Skills required
Mehrabian Approach
Where lies the impact of a presentation?
(Mehrabian findings)
Key to an effective presentation
“Five” must know questions!
11 Play time !!!
12 What makes a good communicator???
13 The 7 C’s of effective communication
14 Effective Communication (features)
15 Effective communication (Video)
16 Normal cook VS Professional chef
Conclusion
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6. COMMUNICATION
Communication is the act of conveying intended
meanings from one entity or group to another
through the use of mutually understood signs and
semiotic rules.
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8. ART
Art is a diverse range of human activities in
creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts
(artworks), expressing the author's imaginative or
technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their
beauty or emotional power.
9. COMMUNICATION!!! WHAT IT IS?
It is the process of-
Exchanging
• Information
• Ideas
• Thoughts
• Feelings
• Emotions
Through
• Speech
• Signals
• Writing
• behavior
Goals
Ways to
communicate
Communication skill is the
ability to convey informatio
n to another effectively and
efficiently.
10. COMMUNICATION IS AN ART!
Lets
Make a
Story!
One Sales Man called a
lady lives in rural area for
product
What happened then?
What
happened
then?
13. LETS HAVE FUN! REMEMBER THE UNFINISHED STORY?
There are 4 Sales Man
1. Selling something by Speaking only
2. By Writing only
3. By Eye Contact & Facial Expression
4. By Body Language only
14. HEY… WHERE IS THE FIFTH SALES MAN WHO WILL
COMPLETE THE STORY?
21. CORE COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
Key communication skills:
Listening skills
Feedback skills
Presentation skills
Skill is defined as a learned power of doing something competently.
It is a developed aptitude or ability
23. KEY TO EFFECTIVE LISTENING:
Effective listening
• Requires concentration and energy
• Involves psychological connection with the speaker
• Includes a desire and willingness to try and see things from
another’s perspective
24. DRAMA ON EFFECTIVE LISTENING! (VIDEO)
https://www.yo
utube.com/wat
ch?v=bO-a-
Yz4xA8
25. KEY TO EFFECTIVE LISTENING:
“Remember hearing is only
physical, listening is intellectual!”
26. KEY COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
FEEDBACK SKILLS
Positive feedback
Negative feedback
Positive feedback is more readily and
accurately perceived than negative feedback
27. KEY COMMUNICATION SKILLS: (CONT.)
Manners of feedback
Aggressive
zero
compromise
mostly
attacking
manner
Submissive
Pleasing other
people
Avoiding conflict
Give importance to
other people’s
emotion
Assertive
Healthiest and most
effective style of
communication
sweet spot between being
too aggressive and too
passive
Win-Win situation
28. FEEDBACK SKILLS
Developing effective feedback skills:
Focus on specific behaviors
Keep feedback impersonal
Keep feedback goal oriented
Make feedback well timed
Ensure understanding
Direct feedback toward behavior that is controllable by
the recipient
30. KEY COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
PRESENTATION SKILL (CONT.)
Aspects in the development of a good presentation:
Self-centered ( self)
Audience centered (audience)
Subject centered (Material)
31. KEY COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
PRESENTATION SKILL (CONT.)
Skills required to give a good presentation can be developed:
“Preparation is the key”
Preparation/Planning is the first
step on the ladder to success
32. KEY COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
PRESENTATION SKILL (CONT.)
What do you want to present (Content)?
Why do you want to present (purpose)?
Where will you be presenting (Place)?
How do you want to present (words to be used or not, slides to be used)
Who is your audience?
Five questions? Must know!!!
33. WHAT MAKES A GOOD COMMUNICATOR???
Clarity
TimingAdequacy
Integrity
34. THE 7 C’S OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
7 C’s
Completeness Conciseness Consideration Clarity Concreteness Courtesy Correctness
35. “It matters not so much what you
say as it does how you say it.”
36. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION…(FEATURES)
It is two way
It involves
active listening
It reflects the
accountability of
speaker and listener
It utilizes
feedback
It is free of
stress
It is clear
38. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION…
What is the difference between the way we chop onions and the
way chefs chop onions???
Vs
.General Chef
39. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION…
Chefs are trained and well-practiced. A chef chop
onions finely in the least possible time because of
practice.
The more we practice, the more skilled we will become.