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Course Outline
1. Introduction to Communication Issues
- The communication process and its stages
- The importance of verbal and non-verbal communication
- Techniques and tools for effective communication.
- Direct communication vs. communication through media: phone, email, messaging apps
2. Principles of Effective Communication as a Core Element in Organizational Contacts
- Self-analysis of one's own communication style
- Communication errors: correction and avoidance
- Communication barriers
- Stages of building interpersonal contact
3. Conducting Effective Conversations
- Shaping one's own image as a sender and receiver of a message
- Assertive responses to objections, criticism, and praise
- Identifying and navigating communication barriers; active listening as a tool for effective communication · recognizing and managing factors that disrupt listening and comprehension
- The art of asking questions
- Psychological mechanisms and techniques for influencing others
4. Intercultural Aspects of Communication
- Basics of proxemics – distance in communication
- Formulating messages in intercultural contacts
- Self-expression vs. intercultural perception
- Cultural interpretation of messages
- Cultural attitudes in daily communication and negotiations
- Decision-making in a cultural context
5. Basic Principles of Intercultural Communication
- Contact-oriented cultures
- Rule-oriented cultures
- Pro-partnership and pro-transactional cultures
- Ceremonial and non-ceremonial cultures
- Monochronic and polychronic cultures
- Does 'A' always mean 'A'? - hidden assumptions and unspoken expectations in communication with representatives of specific cultures
6. "User Manual for Business Partners" – What to Do, What to Avoid, and Total "Faux Pas"
- Cultures of Western Europe (Germany, France, Italy)
- Cultures of former Soviet Union countries
- American culture
7. Summary
Requirements
The course is general in nature, and participation does not require specialized knowledge.
14 Hours
Testimonials (1)
examples from trainer's daily life like some stories, anectodes and jokes