Jumat, 06 Februari 2009

Communication and Interpersonal Skills for IT and Technical Professionals

Communication and Interpersonal Skills for IT and Technical Professionals

In today’s working environment, interpersonal and communication skills are just as important as technical abilities in achieving success.

You need communication skills to support your technical expertise! You have the “hard side” of your job down pat. But how about the “soft side?” Your interpersonal and communication skills can spell the difference between success or failure at work.

How You Will Benefit

  • Project a presence that attracts the right kind of attention
  • Develop “active listening” skills to really tune in to coworkers and cultivate productive relationships
  • Improve communication skills to get the response you want
  • Be assertive without being intimidating
  • Overcome “automatic resistance” to new ideas and get your proposals approved
  • Use interpersonal and communication skills to build a team approach that motivates others and facilitates change
  • Gain other departments’ cooperation to implement ideas
  • Uncover the root causes of conflict and achieve resolution
  • Deal with company politics
  • Apply communication skills to sell your ideas to the group
  • Realize how others perceive you and improve communication skills to get the responses you want
  • Create a climate for action: give constructive criticism and positive reinforcement

What You Will Cover

Differences Between How You Manage Tasks as Opposed to Relationships

  • Demonstrate the difference between technical and non-technical professionals

Critical Elements of Interpersonal and Communication Skills

  • Recognize interpersonal and communication skills that promote success with coworkers
  • Discuss the barriers to the effective use of interpersonal and communication skills
  • Understand how to blend and communicate with different styles

Listening and Responding to Others

  • Discuss the five levels of active listening
  • Learn the powerful listening tool—empathy

Asking Questions—the Gateway to Open Thinking

  • Learn a communication model for increased workplace productivity
  • Apply seven methods for developing better interpersonal and communication skills

Assertiveness Theory and Interpersonal Skills

  • Discuss the four behaviors of assertiveness theory
  • Explore an assertive communication model for giving effective criticism
  • Identify differences between informing and directing messages

Managing and Responding to Conflict

  • Discuss the characteristics of conflict
  • Apply the five methods of managing conflict

Who Should Attend

IT and technical professionals who need to develop the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to communicate their knowledge to those around them.


Extended Training Description

Learning Objectives

  • Find Solutions to "People Problems"
  • Project a Presence That Attracts the Right Kind of Attention
  • Develop "Active Listening" Skills to Really Tune in to Co-workers and Cultivate Productive Relationships
  • Improve Communication to Get the Response You Want
  • Be Assertive without Being Intimidating
  • Overcome "Automatic Resistance" to New Ideas and Get Your Proposals Approved
  • Build a Team Approach to Motivate Others and Facilitate Change
  • Gain Other Departments’ Cooperation to Implement Ideas
  • Uncover the Root Causes of Conflict and Achieve Resolution
  • Deal with Company Politics
  • Sell Your Ideas to the Group
Communication in Today’s Workplace: Difference between Task and Relationship
  • Identify the Importance of Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Today’s Workplace
  • Distinguish the Relevant Differences in Communication Needs and Expectations among Technical and Non-technical Professionals
  • Identify at Least Three Valuable Interpersonal Skills for Improving Communication in the Workplace
  • Demonstrate the Difference between Task and Relationship and the Necessity of Attention to Both in the Workplace
  • List Valuable Relationship Skills Connected to Success in the Workplace
The Basic Elements of Communication
  • Define and Examine Elements of Communication That Are Pertinent to Interpersonal Skills in Order to Promote Effective Interactions with Others
  • Assess the Impact of Verbal and Nonverbal Elements on Communication Effectiveness to Better Meet the Demands of an Electronically Connected Global Workplace
  • Interpret People’s Verbal and Nonverbal Communication to Improve Shared Understandings
  • Develop a List of Considerations for Selecting the Appropriate Transmission Medium to Assure a Message’s Intended Content and Feeling(s) Are Preserved and Received
  • Identify Personal Applications of the 5 Factors That Promote Success with Co-workers to Improve Workplace Relationships
  • Recognize and Identify Strategies to Overcome Each of the 5 Common Barriers to Effective Use of Interpersonal Skills to Promote Achievement of Tasks
  • Interpret the 5 Common Truths of Communication and Interpersonal Skills to Improve Overall Communication Competence in the Workplace
  • Be Aware of Your "Style" Preferences and How They Differ from Others’ in Order to Better Manage Interpersonal Interactions with Technical and Non-technical Professionals
Understanding and Using Communication Styles
  • Identify and Appraise Your Style Preferences for Communication to Gain Insights into Improving Interpersonal Relationships
  • Identify and Appraise the Style Preferences of Others to Develop Awareness and Tolerance of Diverse Ways of Working, Thinking, and Communicating
  • Assess How Differences in These Style Preferences Can Lead to Unproductive Conflicts and Misunderstandings
  • Apply Style Flexibility in Your Communication to Achieve Tasks, Improve Relationships and Enhance Technical/Non-technical Interactions
Active Listening Skills
  • Employ a Model of Communication to Systematically Improve Your Interpersonal Communication Skills at Work
  • Define What Listening Is to Broaden the Ways in Which You Go about Using Interpersonal Skills
  • Demonstrate Useful versus Non-useful Responses to Information Gained through Active Listening to Adapt and Enhance Workplace Communication
  • Confirm the Necessity of Acknowledging Both Emotions and Ideas When Listening and Responding to Others in Order to Build Fuller Shared Meaning
  • Use an Extended Vocabulary to Help Acknowledge the Presence of Emotions in Messages to More Fully Clarify the Intent of Those Messages
  • Practice Acknowledging Emotions and Ideas in Conversation to Better Accomplish Tasks and Build Productive Relationships
  • Apply Empathic Listening in Conversation to Show Sincerity, Trust and Concern and to Develop Deeper Shared Meaning
Asking QuestionsTransition Skill
  • Assess the Value and Purpose of Using Questioning Strategies to Build Shared Information and Better Manage Relationships and Productivity
  • Identify Valuable Differences between Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Questions That Will Guide You in Selecting Appropriate Questions to Achieve Your Communication Goals
  • Apply Skills in Composing and Delivering Diagnostic and Intervention Types of Questions to Enhance Overall Communication Flexibility
Emotional Control
  • Appraise the Physiology of Emotions So as to Value Its Impact on and Importance in the Communication Process
  • Assess the Consequences of Unpleasant Emotions on Thinking, Interpersonal Behaviors, and Achievement of Tasks
  • Identify Your Own Emotional Physical Triggers and Recognize the Need for Exercising Emotional Control So as to Preserve Healthy Interpersonal Relationships
  • Recall and Apply the EC Formula of Gaining Emotional Control to Improve Consistency When Working with Others
Assertively Responding
  • Assess When and How to Use Informing and Directing Communication to Allow Others to Work Productively with You and Achieve Shared Goals
  • Recognize When and How to Use "Style Preferences" to Shape Your Messages So That Others Can Give You What You Need
  • Identify and Use the Four Profiles of Assertiveness Behaviors to Build Communication Flexibility and to Complement Use of "Style Preferences"
  • Interpret and Use the A.E.I.O.U. Model for Assertively and Effectively Criticizing Someone’s Performance in the Workplace to Build Shared Performance Expectations and Productivity
  • Design and Deliver Effective Messages That Consistently Say What You Need from Others in Order to Complete Tasks
Managing and Responding to Conflict
  • List Some Common Myths and Truths about Conflict to Determine How to Use Conflict Productively in Your Interpersonal Relationships
  • Identify and Assess the Role of Perception in Conflict in Order to Reduce Perception-based Misunderstandings When Working with Others
  • Examine Motivation and Negotiation Strategies to Use in Dealing with Problematic Conflicts That Are Based on "Style," and/or "Position" Differences
  • Appraise the Five Approaches to the Management of Conflicts in Order to Create a More Flexible and Productive Communication Environment
  • Practice and Apply Communication Strategies for Better Conflict Management
Putting It All TogetherFocusing on the Blind Spot
  • List the Differences between Your Intended and Your Perceived Communication Style in Order to Build High Levels of Shared Information with Co-workers
  • Develop a Plan for Closing Your Own Style Differences So That Others See You as Consistent and Trustworthy
  • Review and Apply Seven Strategies to Close Your Style Difference to Achieve Stronger Work Relationships and Productivity
  • Create a Personalized Interpersonal Skills Development Plan to Continue the Communication Change Process You Have Begun during this Program

 

Training Course Seminar Workshop Provider

Download Training Catalog 2009

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Instructor

Ir. Alexander Cyrus, M.Sc

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Schedule
April 15-17, 2009
3 days

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Venue
Jayakarta Hotel
Bandung

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Tuition Fee
 Rp.
4.800.000,-
  per participant, excluding accommodation & tax.

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Registration
Send by email -or- fax to:

PT. FOCUS TRACO INDONESIA
Wisma Pakuan, Jl. Pakuan 12
BOGOR – 16143

ph. (021) 7009-9943
  (0251) 2169-150
fax (0251) 7534-984
email training@focustraco.com

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