Communication Skills

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk about good communication skills. And I stress the word “good” there because “good” according to the speech acts is an assessment. And an assessment is neither good nor bad. It just indicates a preference for—you know—what we like and what we want to hear. So what is involved with communication? Well you and I, we probably are aware that communication involves both verbal components as well as the non verbal components.

The Generative Power Of Language

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January 6, 2016

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk to you about the generative power of language. This is one of the techniques that I use with my coaching clients and this is developed from Ontological Coaching. And the idea behind this is that language not only has a descriptive element it also has a generative element. And by that I mean language has the power to create a “hoped for” future.

How To Improve Communication Skills

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December 30, 2015

Hi and welcome. In this video I want to talk to you about how to improve communication skills. Specifically I want to share a few tips and techniques on how to have effective conversations. I’m not going to talk about written communication skills because that’s an entirely different skill set. For me, the purpose of communication is to ensure that actions are taken which provide results that can be satisfactory to one or more individuals in the conversation.

Improving Interpersonal Communication Skills

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December 29, 2015

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk about interpersonal communication skills. Communication becomes effective when each of us takes control of our conversations. Therefore, to have effective conversations means to be effective at communication. This is what I do with my coaching clients. I work with my coaching clients to create effective conversations through an Ontological Coaching approach. Communication has a non verbal as well as a verbal component.

Communication Skills Part 2 – Assessments, Assertions, Declarations

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December 28, 2015

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk about the second part of communication skills. In the last video, Communication Skills Part 1, we talked about the speech acts and the first three speech acts. They were: Requests Offers Promises And so in this video I want to talk about the second half of the speech acts. And the second half includes:

Importance Of Communication Skills

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December 25, 2015

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk to you about the importance of communication skills. Communication skills make a whole world of difference in how you show up in the world and how satisfied you are with life and in life. And I don’t say this lightly! Every day, we communicate with other human beings around us. And that includes our family, our spouse and partner, our friends, our peers, our coworkers and colleagues.

Communication Skills – Part 1

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December 18, 2015

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk about communication skills because I think that communication skills are very much at the heart of everything that we do in our life. Every day we have so many different interactions and so many different conversations with other human beings. We ask our friends, our family, our coworkers, friends and peers for help to complete projects, start new projects, go to a movie, have dinner, and plenty of other examples.

Non Verbal Communication Skills Include The Body AND The Emotions!

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December 18, 2015

Hi and welcome to this video. In this video I want to talk a little bit about… non verbal communication skills. Non verbal communication skills have a lot to do with the way we communicate with others and getting things done. When I ask you what non-verbal communication skills are, you might probably say: “The way that the body moves” or “The gestures that I make” or “The way that I speak.

Good Communication Skills

The Generative Power Of Language

How To Improve Communication Skills

Improving Interpersonal Communication Skills

Communication Skills Part 2 – Assessments, Assertions, Declarations

Importance Of Communication Skills

Communication Skills – Part 1

Non Verbal Communication Skills Include The Body AND The Emotions!

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