Communication Flashcards
Active Listening
Communication technique to increase the engagement between communicators and their audiences. It involves two-way communication and attention to nonverbal signs that indicate interest and reactions to the message and speaker.
Framing
Process of constructing a message so that an audience sees communicated facts in a certain way and is persuaded to take a certain action.
Noise
In communication, any factor that can disrupt the sending and receipt of a message - for example, physical factors such as loud environments, cultural factors such as a distinctive accent, or cognitive factors such as the use of unfamiliar jargon.
Nonverbals
Components of a message apart from its words. This could include physical gestures and posture and vocal tones, volume and speed.
Counication Model
What are the essential principles of active listening?
- Inviting the other person or people into the converseation
- Focusing on what the other person is saying
- Processing unspoke or nonverbal messages the other person is sending
- Being aware of the nonverbal messages you yourself are sending
What is impactful communication?
Communication that achieves its purpose
What should a leader do before communicating?
Perform some level of audience analysis
Strategies that should be considered for critical and/or complex communications
- How will the communication occur?
- When will the communication occur?
- Where will the communication occur?
- Who will communicate?
- What support will be required?
- What media will be used?
What are the advantages and challenges of face-to-face communication
- Provides immediate verbal and nonverbal feedback
- Useful for complex, sensitive issues
- Takes time
- Requires good listening skills
- Requires care to avoid conveying wrong messages
What are the advantages and challenges of phone communication?
- Provides more opportunity for feedback and questions
- Requires good listening skills since there are no verbal cues
- Face more competetition for attention
- Takes more time
What are advantages and chalenges of video-conferencing as a means of communication?
- Saves time
- Allows parants to attend remotely
- Saves money
- makes scheduling easier
- Can be used to host live events
- Encourages focus
- Potential technical issues
- Missing in-person communication cues
- Overuse leading to burnout
- Can be time-consuming
What are advantages and challenges of voice mail communication
- Saves time (when used to relay content, not make direct contact)
- Does not provide feedback or confirmation of understanding
What are the advantages and challenges of email communication?
- Saves sender time
- Allows detail
- Includes multiple parties easily
- documents communication
- Requires more care to create accurate message and convey correct tone
- Does not necessarily provide desired feedback
- Can be missed or perceived as a nuisance
What are the advantages and challenges of using written reports as a communication tool?
- Allows full presentation of topic
- Canr each a large audince and encourage thoughtful responses
- Provides documentation of communication
- Takes time and care to create
- May need to conform to organizational expectations
- Takes time to get a response