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Inquiry 1

1. Inquiry 1

1.1. Learning Activity 1

Session 2: Communicating Effectively

Session 2: Communicating Effectively

 

Learning Activity 1: Assessing Personal Communication Skills

 

Focus

 

Knowing about good communication skills goes a long way to helping you be a good communicator.

 

Directions

 

What are your strengths as a communicator?

 

Think about the following three questions. Identify one or two goals that would improve your ability to communicate effectively. Discuss those goals with a family member or other person. Make an attempt to work on your communication skills in situations that you encounter.

  1. What are some communication situations in which you don’t feel comfortable? How do you deal with this?

  2. How well do you try to understand what the person with whom you are communicating is thinking or feeling?

  3. Do you often think about how you could be more effective as a communicator?