CommUnicate

• “CommUnicate!” is a collection of 30 informative, inspiring and skill-building messages and work tools that help organizations continuously develop, engage, and communicate with people at work.

• It’s a high impact, low cost program to boosts morale, builds a positive, collaborative work culture, and creates shared values and knowledge.

• “CommUnicate!” is versatile, as it can be used by a manager or a team leader as a session starter that takes 10 or 15 minutes at the beginning of a meeting to stimulate learning and build team collaboration. It can also serve as a hand-out in a straining workshop, or you can use one or more of its messages in a Lunch-and-Learn type of a program.

• “CommUnicate!” is a program that consists of 30 focused messages of communication ideas, tactics and tools managers, supervisors, team leaders, and staff can immediately implement to change the way they communicate and work with each other.

• The program’s messages are short and crisp, each usually fills just one page, and emphasizes practical communication and interpersonal concepts and skills. • Each “CommUnicate!” message is followed by stimulating questions, discussion points, or exercises that help people delve deeper into the communication issues they face every day at work. Read below for information and samples.

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.

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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.

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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:

1. 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.
2. Give praise in a timely fashion. "Better late than never" does not apply here. As soon as you recognize something praiseworthy, communicate your praise.
3. 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."
4. 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.

The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization.

Cost: $169.00 - To order, click to pay online.

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.

Discussion

1. What do you find to be most valuable in this message?
2. How would you apply this in working with others?
3. In what other ways can you improve your communication?

You can get 30 inspiring and educational 'CommUnicate' articles like this , with discussion points and questions- use two a month for 15 months - 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.

The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization at a very low cost.

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1. Communicating to Create Collaboration
2. The Messenger, Not the Message
3. Before You Speak, Ask Yourself
4. Giving Praise
5. Communicating Criticism
6. Offering Effective Apology
7. Test Your Telephone Habits
8. Writing that Gets Results
9. Do You Know How to Listen?
10. Listening To Angry People
11. The Art of Asking Questions
12. Communicating to Build Trust
13. If You Must Argue, Do It Right
14. Recognizing Signs of Low Morale
15. Communicating to Boost Morale
16. Working Together as a Winning Team: Nobody wins unless everybody wins!
17. Communicating to Coach
18. Skills for Successful Meetings
19. Communicating with Customers
20. Communicating to Stop Sexual Harassment.
21. Communicating to Build Bridges at Work
22. How to Instill Enthusiasm in People at Work
23. Self-Talk or Communicating with Yourself
24. 15 Verbs to Live by for Staying Creative at Work.
25. What Great Things Do You Communicate?
26. ...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.

The CommUnicate! Program can dramatically improve the quality of communication throughout your organization.

We have dedicated pages for organizational communication, employee communication, communication plan, publications, and other topics at the links below.

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.

Discussion

1. What do you find to be most valuable in this message?
2. How would you apply this in working with others?
3. What other ways have worked for you for creating collaboration at work?

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.

The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization.

Cost: $169.00

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.

  The CommUnicate! Program can improve the quality of communication throughout your organization.

  Cost: $169.00