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Communication tips for managers

David — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:31:16 +0000

A crucial skill for anyone in a managerial or supervisory role is communication. However, not everyone is lucky enough to be a natural at speaking in public or negotiating difficult situations, but there are ways you can improve your communication and interpersonal skills as a manager.

Here are a few top tips:

1. Make yourself a better listener
2. Give and request regular feedback
3. Make time to speak to colleagues and employees
4. Don’t hide behind an email when you can speak to someone face to face
5. Put the word out about yourself and your values so as to avoid sending mixed messages to employees

Disabilities in the Workplace

Shirly — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:09:57 +0000

Within any office, you will find a range of people, and that number will probabily include people who have varying degrees of physical, emotional and mental capabilities. Despite the fact that these employees tick a different box on their employment forms, they are no different to any other member of staff, but they will require additional consideration.

The physical layout of the workplace may need to be adapted or re-arranged to allow for greater access. The training manuals may need to have a couple of copies in different formats – braille, sign language, aduio, textphone, etc. Any of these formats and many more can greatly aid the learning of these members of staff.

So, when planning your training and development courses, etc, ensure you incorporate methods that will be apropriate to all members of your staff.

A Few Tips To Help Effective Communication

Lianne — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:24:33 +0000

The following are a few tips that you should think about if you want to communicate that little bit better.

Listening: Showing interest in a person is very important for communication, after all communication isn’t one way. Imagine talking to a person and they turned around and say “sorry, what?” it just isn’t going to help in any conversation.

Confidence: Speaking confidently gives off a feeling that this person has some sort of importance and knowledge on the subject area thus making you feel it is worth listening too. Other ways to improve effective communication is to look a person directly in the eyes – those that avoid eye contact tend to lack in confidence.

Questions: Another aspect of conversation is how you ask your questions. Try to be a little more open-ended, it will get you further than asking questions which will be answered by a yes or no.

Knowledge: Knowledge of the subject area is obviously a good starting point to the conversation. Having a wide range of knowledge means you are more likely to be a well rounded individual. Those who read alot, are aware of current events, or travel and experience life a lot, generally tend to be more joyful to talk too.