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Preventing Misunderstandings Unclear communication can cause hurtful misunderstandings. Building Healthy Relationships Communication is a tool for building good relationships. Expressing Yourself Good communication skills allow you to let others know what you want and need. 7/23/2015 3
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COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
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A process through which two or more people exchange
information
WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?
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Why is Good Communication Important?
Preventing Misunderstandings Unclear communication can cause hurtful misunderstandings.
Building Healthy Relationships Communication is a tool for building good relationships.
Expressing Yourself Good communication skills allow you to let others know what you want and need.
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Texting: Good or BadCommunication?
Good Communication…Immediate feedbackOpen lines of communicationAllows you to say thingsyou normally wouldn’t say face to face
Bad Communication…No emotionMay not get a responseMay be misinterpreted Allows you to say thingsyou normally wouldn’t say face to face
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What are the 3 styles of communication?
Communi
cation
Styles
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Passive Communication
A passive communicator does not offer
opposition when challenged or pressured.
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An aggressive communicator is hostile and unfriendly.
Aggressive Communication
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When you communicate assertively, you express
yourself in a direct, respectful way.
Assertive Communication
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Assertive communication is best for everyone. It takes
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Active Listening means letting the speaker know you are listening and clarifying anything confusing.
What does it mean to be an Active Listener?
Paraphrasing means using your own
words to restate what someone else
says.To be a good communicator, you need to be a good listener as well
as a good speaker!7/2
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•Opening your eyes wide•Arms crossed•Raised eyebrows•Standing straight and tall•Winking
What is another way we communicate without words?
Body Language
What are other forms of Body Language?
What message do the following forms of body language send?
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What do yourfacial
expressions
say about you?
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