Effective Communication
Strong relationships and teamwork start with effective communication.
Focusing on communication to continually grow can improve team engagement, innovation, and retention.
Praeliscere’s Communication Hub
Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of the Communication Hub. Select the title to go directly to the resource.
Check In Meeting Exercises
Communication Focus
We don’t always have time for a formal training or exercise to do with a team. Shorter 5-10 minute exercises can be perfect options to include in monthly or periodic check in meetings with a leader and their team members. Choose
one of the three activities that best fit your needs.
- What’s Your Favorite?
- Real World Situations
- Discussion Questions
Communication Exercise
Connection
We can naturally gravitate toward people we share more obvious similarities with. Typically through discussion you can usually find ways to connect with people who don’t shared obvious similarities. Praeliscere’s Connection exercise will create opportunities to connect with others that you may not naturally gravitate towards.
Identify Workplace
Norms
Workplace norms can dictate culture, from day-to-day team interactions to company-wide dynamics. When you take the time to spot these habits, it becomes much easier to see which behaviors to embrace and where adjustments are needed.
Is Tact
Your Friend?
Tact is important in communication and can be a deal breaker when trying to get your point across if not made a priority.
Communication Exercise
Collaboration
Working on your collaboration skills can help with more effective and impactful decision making. When resolving conflict at work, team collaboration can be a beneficial way to find solutions.
Communication with
Your Boss
We can typically look at preferences with learning styles, recognition, and feedback through the lens of a leader to their direct reports. Flipping that perspective to focus on how direct reports communicate upward with their leaders can assist in building stronger relationships.
Communication Style Assessment Reflection
After completing a self-assessment related to your communication style, dive into our Assessment Reflection for personal insight, group conversations, and post-discussion reflection. You’re not expected to answer every question; instead, choose the ones that resonate most with you or your team to guide meaningful growth and connection.
Not sure which self-assessment questionnaire to choose? Reach out—we’re happy to recommend trusted assessment options to get you started.
Click the image below to watch our video on our Communication Style Assessment Reflection exercise.
Open to
Feedback?
A variety of emotions can happen when receiving feedback. Having a self-checklist can help with reminders related to your approach, acceptance, and maintaining good and positive behaviors.
Communication Exercise
Perspective
Taking different perspectives with work related situations can be beneficial. We are going to dive into some common work scenarios and viewpoints individuals may have.
Psychological
Safety
Psychological safety is important to make a priority at work. When psychological safety is higher at work, it creates more productivity and improves team culture.
Discover Your Next Resource
While each resource has a primary home hub, human skills are interconnected and can be utilized across multiple areas. Dive further into our hubs for resource exploration.
Ongoing Application and Reinforcement
After a training, exercise, or assessment is completed, ongoing application and reinforcement become the focus. Learning is sustained through follow-up trainings, exercises, and/or micro-learning opportunities, as well as by integrating the topic into goals, performance conversations, recognition efforts, and peer learning groups.
As individuals build knowledge, experience, and confidence, they are empowered to lead, share insights, and support others in applying the learning as well. This approach reflects the meaning of Praeliscere with Learn, Apply, Lead.
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