A Powerful Program for Building a Positive Communication Culture and Teaching Communication Skills CommUnicate! is a unique program consisting of a collection of 30 powerful short articles delivering inspiring, informative, and educational messages and skills about communicating at work. Read below for information and samples. But first add your e-mail below to receive our FREE "Thank God It's Monday" newsletter with communication ideas on creating a better workplace. Join the Thank God It's Monday mailing list Email: Send Page To a Friend

CommUnicate? What Is It? Who Is Using It? What Is CommUnicate! ? CommUnicate! is a program that consists of a collection of 30 informative, inspiring and skill-building messages / articles / knowledge-tools that help organizations continuously communicate with people at work. It's a high impact, low cost program to boost morale, change the culture and create shared values and knowledge. CommUnicate! consists of 30 positive messages of communication ideas, tactics and tools people can immediately implement to change the way they communicate and work with others. The contents are crisp, and emphasize practical communication and interpersonal skills. Leading American organizations, like American Physicians, and international companies as far away as Bristol-Myers Squibs of the Philippines, are using CommUnicate to change the communication culture and work relationships at their organizations. Read below for more information and to order.

Create a Culture of Open, Effective, and Positive Communication By purchasing CommUnicate! you get the right to use the article in your company publications, Intranet, E-Newsletter, as well as in your meetings and communication training programs as handouts and reference materials. CommUnicate! can be a powerful tool that helps organizations continuously communicate with employees and to create an organizational culture of open, honest, and positive communication. Cost: $129.00 - To order, click below to pay online.

CommUnicate Sample: Before You Speak Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? -- SAI BABA Before you speak, ask yourself, will what I say cause damage to a relationship with people important to me? Which is more important to me; to say what I want to say, or to continue a positive relationship? Before you speak, ask yourself, will what I'm going to say be considered a criticism? If so, shouldn't I wait until a more suitable time and place? Shouldn't I say it in private? Before you speak, ask yourself, will what I plan to say bring sunshine to a dim place? Or will it bring darkness? Will it open a window of opportunity for someone or some idea? Or will it close a door in someone's face? Will it create or kill? Communication has consequences. You may say, "I take it back." But you really cannot. It's better that you don't 'give it' in the first place. It's better that you think before you speak. You can get 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' articles like this - use two a month for 15 months - to post on your Intranet, publish as a regular column in your publication, or copy and hand-out in meetings and training sessions - to help people communicate more effectively at work for just $98. The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization. Cost: $98.00 - To order, click below to pay online.

Turn Agressive and Negative Communication Into Positive, Productive Collaboration The inspiring, educational, easy to understand and apply messages and skills offered by CommUnicate enable organizations, communication departments, training departments, or HR to address the number one issue employees often complain about: organizational communication. CommUnicate can turn employees' negative, aggressive, or passive communication style into a positive and productive one. It helps you create an organizational conversation that promotes collaboration and evokes committed action. Take a look below at examples of the kind of CommUnicate messages you will get to see for yourself how innovative communication program can change the communication culture at your workplace. Cost: $129.00 - To order, click to pay online.

CommUnicate Sample: How to Give Effective Praise Praise to the human being is what sunshine and rain are to the flower The value of praise has been acknowledged by many. Mark Twain said, "I can live for two months on a good compliment." John Masefield said, "Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it." Praise can have its pitfalls. In communicating praise effectively, four conditions should be met: When praising someone, you should be sincere. Insincere praise is worse than no praise at all. Insincere praise insults the receiver, cheapens the speaker's comments and causes the loss of credibility. Give praise in a timely fashion. "Better late than never" does not apply here. As soon as you recognize something praiseworthy, communicate your praise. Praise should be based on specifics. That gives your words more substance, and enforces the outcomes you want to nurture. "Your report was effective and to the point" is much better than "You're a great person." Communicate your praise in public. Recognizing a person in the presence of his/her peers gives the praise more impact, and encourages others to do better. You can get 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' articles like this - use two a month for 15 months - to post on your Intranet, publish as a regular column in your publication, or copy and hand-out in meetings and training sessions - to help people communicate more effectively at work for just $98. The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization. Cost: $129.00 - To order, click to pay online.

CommUnicate! Sample: Giving Constructive Criticism You may lose a good relationship and create conflict with others if you give them criticism the wrong way. Constructive criticism is an art, a form of coaching - an essential aspect of communication that, if handled right, can lead to excellence and strong relationships. Here is how to do it right: Don't do it while upset. Wait until you're out of the intensity of the moment so you can see things in perspective. Don't delay too long. Better discuss the situation while still relatively fresh, not weeks after the facts. Review your assumptions before talking. If you assume that an employee did not understand correctly, be open to the possibility that you might not have explained it effectively. Be serious while delivering the criticism. Don't smile. Smiling will give a confusing message to the listener. Share your intention and feelings and clarify your expectations. Explain that your intention is to achieve excellence and/or maintain positive working relationship. Convey your expectations of the other person's behavior or performance. Listen to the other's views and perceptions and ask questions. Be specific. Describe the performance not the person. Be respectful. Don't raise your voice, scold or talk at the other person. Put it in perspective. Be aware of, and mention the person's past accomplishments and indicate your confidence in its continuation. Don't repeat the message. Move on. Stay positive. You will get 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' messages like this - use two a month for 15 months - to post on your Intranet, publish as a regular column in your publication, or copy and hand-out in meetings and training sessions - to help people communicate more effectively at work for just $98. The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization. Cost: $129.00

CommUnicate Sample: Use The B.E.A.T Model to Create Collaboration Do you want to create collaboration on a particular project? Do you want people – from your department or other departments -to work with you on it with enthusiasm? Use the B.E.A.T Model. B. Benefits Talk to people about the benefits they will gain from working on the project. Describe how the project contributes to the organization's goals, and how it fits in the Big Picture. As is the case in selling anything, sell the benefits, don't just describe the product or the process. E. Enlist En-list also means List-en. Listen to people's concerns about the project and address them in advance. This way you create allies, not enemies. Get comments and support for the project, not only from people who must approve it, but also from those who need to know about it because it affects their work. Never surprise people with projects that affect them. A. Ask for action Describe the goals to be achieved, not necessarily the way to achieve them. Leave something for the creativity and expertise of others who might be more capable, or even just to give them a chance to do it their way, as long as it achieves the goal. Use assertive (firm, yet considerate) communication style. Avoid both aggressive communication that creates conflict, and passive communication that creates nothing. T. Thank Thank people for working on the project. Give them feedback on how things are going. At completion, celebrate accomplishments and thank people for their contribution. You can get 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' article like this - use two a month for 15 months - to post on your Intranet, publish as a regular column in your publication, or copy and hand-out in meetings and training sessions - to help people communicate more effectively at work for just $98. The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization. Cost: $129.00

Some of the Inspiring Topics / Skills Covered by the CommUnicate Program Communicating to Create Collaboration The Messenger, Not the Message Before You Speak, Ask Yourself Giving Praise Communicating Criticism Offering Effective Apology Test Your Telephone Habits Writing that Gets Results Do You Know How to Listen? Listening To Angry People The Art of Asking Questions Communicating to Build Trust If You Must Argue, Do It Right Recognizing Signs of Low Morale Communicating to Boost Morale Working Together as a Winning Team: Nobody wins unless everybody wins! Communicating to Coach Skills for Successful Meetings Communicating with Customers Communicating to Stop Sexual Harassment. Communicating to Build Bridges at Work How to Instill Enthusiasm in People at Work Self-Talk or Communicating with Yourself 15 Verbs to Live by for Staying Creative at Work. What Great Things Do You Communicate? ...and more. Read samples of these article at this page.. Get the entire program of 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' messages - use two a month for 15 months- to post on your Intranet, publish as a regular column in your publication, or copy and hand-out in meetings and training sessions - to help people communicate more effectively at work for just $98. The CommUnicate! Program can dramatically improve the quality of communication throughout your organization. Cost: $129.00 Add your e-mail below to receive our FREE "Thank God It's Monday" newsletter with communication ideas on creating a better workplace. Join the Thank God It's Monday mailing list Email: Send Page To a Friend

What Great Things Do You Communicate? Every Monday morning ask yourself, �What great things did I communicate last week?� This will help you focus on consciously thinking of great things to communicate to your team, your colleagues, your direct reports, and your boss. These great things could be new initiatives to improve things in the workplace, new ideas you want to propose, new skills you learned and want others to learn, creative ways of thinking and acting you want to impart to others, or stories of employees who went above the beyond the call of duty to help others or get things done. Remember that whatever you focus on and look for you will find. So why not focus on doing great things, so you can have great things to communicate to others in a way that makes them always interested in listening to you? This is what President Reagan did. Here is a quote in this regard from the man who was called The Great Communicator: "I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things." --Ronald Reagan in his farewell address as president. *You can get 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' articles like this - use two a month for 15 months - to post on your Intranet, publish as a regular column in your publication, or copy and hand-out in meetings and training sessions - to help people communicate more effectively at work for just $98. The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication and corporate culture throughout your organization. Cost: $129.00

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