Definition: Communication Training

Forms of Communication Skills TrainingnnSeveral Communication Skills Training (CST) programs for students are used:nn• partner style communications, n• conflict control, n• conducting business discussions, and n• public presentation training, along with others. nnProcess and Structure of CSTnnThe standard sequence of CST consists of four phases:nn1) “Warming-up” the group to the working level and implementing group norms and standards; n2) Objectifying and creating conditions in which the person becomes more sensitive to the opinions and actions of referent group members who facilitate the change to new and more reflexive behaviors; n3) Implementing and learning new social behavioral techniques; n4) Participating in role games, group discussions and public presentations that demonstrate and enforce the positive effects of the change and the training. nnMethods, Means and Techniques of CSTnnThe basic means of CST are conducting role games, discussions and exercises in groups of two and three. Each student makes his (her) own analysis of the group member’s behavior and provides feedback to the others.nnBoth verbal reactions and the playback of video or audio records of nonverbal reactions (e.g. motions, gestures, poses, mimics, and eye contact, voice and speech patterns) are used as the means of feedback. Such techniques are utilized for the following applications:nn• Establishing personal contact, n• Active listening, n• Reducing emotional tensions with the partner, n• Defending one’s opinion, position, or point of view, n• Discussing organization and administration, n• Public presentations. nnThe main methods that are used for objectification and creating positive behavioral change are:nn• Group analysis of the participant’s behavior in the role games with hidden motive and/or conflict embedded in it; analysis of discussions with distributed roles, which minimizes self interest and leads to the development of joint solutions; and analysis of public presentations. n• Analysis of playbacks of recorded role games, discussions, and presentationsnnWikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)nThis article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.