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Communication is:
7% What you say
(words)
38% How you say it
(volume, pitch, rhythm, etc.)
55% Your body language
(facial expressions, posture, etc.)
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Before I tell you what it is…
Allow me tell you what it is not.
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Communication is:
7% What you say
(words)
38% How you say it
(volume, pitch, rhythm, etc.)
55% Your body language
(facial expressions, posture, etc.)
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The Four Major Factors
There are four major factors that come into play in any form of
communication.
These four factors should be present to have effective
communication.
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The Four Major Factors
The Speaker
The Listener
The Message
The Delivery
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Who is the Speaker?
The speaker is the anchor of any form conversation
He is the one who delivers the package- the message
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Who is the Speaker?
The speaker must have complete understanding of the message
that has to be delivered.
The speaker must have the physical ability to deliver the message
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Tips for a Speaker
Know what you want to say
Be direct to the point
Speak at a moderate pace
Look at the listener in the eye
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Why is listening important?
1.
Since the rise of the radio and the development of television, the
spoken word has regained much of its lost stature.
2.
Being listened to means we are taken seriously, our ideas and
feelings are known, and, ultimately, what we have to say matters.
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Why is listening important?
3.
Generous listening enhances our own well-being and is the natural
perspective of psychology, in which all human behavior is seen as
motivated by the agendas of the self.
4.
We learn our culture largely through listening; we learn to think by
listening; we learn to love by listening; we learn about ourselves by
listening.
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Why is listening important?
5.
Being listened to spells the difference between feeling accepted
and feeling isolated.
6.
In our society, listening is essential to the development and survival
of the individual.
7.
Most people will not really listen or pay attention to your point of
view until they become convinced you have heard and appreciate
theirs.
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Statistics
1.
Some studies indicate that we may be listening at only a 25
percent
comprehension rate.
2.
How much of what we know that we have learned by listening?
85%.
3.
Amount of the time we are distracted, preoccupied or forgetful?
75%
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Statistics
4.
How much we usually recall immediately
someone talk? 50%
after we listen to
5.
Amount of time we spend listening? 45%
6.
How much we remember of what we hear?
20%
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Statistics
7.
Amount of us who have had formal educational experience with
listening? less than 2%
8.
We listen at 125-250 words per minute, but think at 1000-3000
words per minute.
9.
Number of business studies that indicate
skill needed for success in business?
that listening is a top
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10 Irritating Listening Habits:
1.
Interrupting the speaker.
2.
Not looking at the speaker.
3.
Rushing the speaker and making him feel
listener’s time.
that he’s wasting the
4.
Showing interest in something other than
5.
Getting ahead of the speaker and finishing her thoughts.
the conversation.
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10 Irritating Listening Habits:
6.
Not responding to the speaker’s requests.
7.
Saying, “Yes, but . . .,” as if the listener
8.
Topping the speaker’s story with “That
nothing, let me tell you about. . .”
9.
Forgetting what was talked about
has made up his mind.
reminds me. . .” or “That’s
previously.
10. Asking too many questions about details.
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10 Poor Listening Habits
Effective listeners do their best to avoid these habits:
1.
Calling the subject uninteresting
2.
Criticizing the speaker &/or delivery
3.
Getting over-stimulated
4.
Listening only for facts (bottom line)
5.
Not taking notes or outlining everything
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10 Poor Listening Habits
6.
Faking attention
7.
Tolerating or creating distractions
8.
Tuning out difficult material
9.
Letting emotional words or ideas block the message or get us of
track
10. Wasting the time difference between speed
speed of thought
of speech and
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Reasons for poor listening
1.
Not focusing on the message.
2.
Passive listeners.
3.
A physical communication setting that works against listening.
4.
Listener’s own needs that may compete
ideas.
with the speaker’s
5.
Unfamiliar language.
6.
Preset ideas about the topic, the speaker, or the occasion
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The Message
The message is the essence of communication. It is the package
that the speaker delivers.
The message should be, of all things, clear and easy to understand
It should be delivered in a language that can be understood by the
listener
The message should be pure and free of unnecessary mumbojumbo
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OPENINGS. Stay away from the predictable (Good morning..., Today,
I'm here to talk about...). Instead:
Begin with a provocative question, anecdote, or current event—
and how it relates to the content.
Ask the audience a question
Set up a problem—and promise that they'll have all the tools for a
solution by the end of the class.
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CLOSINGS. Many speakers simply talk until the end of the time or
beyond it—and say, "I see we're out of time." Instead:
Plan a rhythm for your speaking—plan to end with content 5 minutes
early, so you can summarize, raise questions.
Set aside a time for questions—and structure that time.
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Delivery
Be conversational; speak naturally; be yourself (or your best self).
Vary your pacing and voice.
Use gestures to emphasize points.
Look at the audience.
Use language to create pictures.
Observe the techniques of others.
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The Four Major Factors
The Speaker
The Listener
The Message
The Delivery