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WHAT IS EFFECTIVE

COMMUNICATION?

Effective Communication involves the 7

Cs:- Clear

- Concise

- Concrete

- Correct

- Coherent

- Complete

- Courteous

(MindTools.com [2011])

CHALLENGES OF

COMMUNICATION

- Me-too-ism: for example Thats

nothing, let me tell you what happened to

me!

- Moralizing, preaching, being

judgmental

- Negative or Condescending tone of voice- Over analyzing

- Interrupting

- Lack of respect for the other person

- Culture differences

- Poor listening skills

- Physical barriers (e.g. noise,

temperature, speaker volume)(Group Works Effective Communication Bulletin,2011)

Effective

Communication

THE TWO WORDS

INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION ARE

OFTEN USED

INTERCHANGEABLY, BUT

THEY SIGNIFY QUITE

DIFFERENT THINGS.

INFORMATION IS GIVING

OUT; COMMUNICATION IS

Elizabeth CarltonAmber Duncan

Ashley LloydPhilip Neal

University of AlabamaSPE 514 Fall 2011

Communication is the key

to unlock success

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TYPES OF

COMMUNICATION

-Verbal: sounds, words, language, and

speaking

-Non-verbal: physical ways of

communication such as tone of voice,

touch, smell, body language, sign

language

-Written: writing the words which you

want to express

- Visual: displaying information inphotos, signs, posters, symbols, and

charts.

(Four Types of Communication [2011])

COMMUNICATION

SKILLS FOR TEACHERS

- Positive motivation: enthusiasm whenteaching and encouraging the students

- Sense of humor

- Understanding your students

background and culture

- Making connections when

communicating with students

- Effective body language

(Communication Skills for Teachers [2011])

EFFECTIVE PARENT-

TEACHER

COMMUNICATIONResearch shows that children do better

in school when parents talk often withteachers and become involved in the

school.

How do you accomplish this?

- Volunteer

- Parent- teacher organizations

- Phone calls, visits, and emails

- Parent- teacher conferences

- seeking daily communication

with childs teacher

(Parent-Teacher Communication [2011])

COMMUNICATION IN

THE 21ST CENTURY

Technology has changed the way we

communicate with parents, co-workers,

and other personnel. It has made

communication quicker and more

efficient, but not always more effective.

Here are different Web 2.0 tools to use to

communicate:

- Voicemail - Wikis- Skype - RSS feeds- E-mail - Social Networking- Blogs - Forums, Chats, etc.

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REFERENCESMindtools.com (2011). The 7Cs of

Communication: A Checklist for Clear

Communication. [Online]. Available

from:

http://www.mindtoolds.com/pages/article/newCS_85.htm [Accessed: December

1, 2011]

Effective Communication- Getting

Things Done in Groups. (2011). Group

Works, 6103. Retrieved from http://

www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/pdfpu

bs/6103.pdf

Four Types of Communication. (2010).Retrieved from

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/four-

types-of-communication.html

Communication Skills for Teachers.(2011). Retrieved from:

http://www.comunicationskillsworld.co

m/communicationskillsforteachers.html

Parent-Teacher Communication.University of Illinois Extension. (2011).

Retrieved from:

urbanext.illinois.edu/succeed/communic

ation.cfm