When it comes to communication, what you say and how you say it are equally important. Regardless of the size of your business—whether large or small—effective communication skills are essential for success. Negative talking angers and alienated co-communicators. One of the procedure used to eliminate or reduce such negative behavior is to teach an alternative behavior that communicate the same message, but is a positive form of communication.
This activity assesses the overall level of positive and negative talk in your environment, and the sources and types of negative thoughts that might interfere with productivity, problem solving and teamwork. This powerful assessment engages participants in transforming their communication
patterns in order to produce positive, can-do attitudes in themselves and others.
What are the benefits of improving interpersonal communication skills?
Even those who are individual contributors in the workplace need to be able to communicate effectively with bosses and customers. Most people have colleagues with whom they need to communicate in order to be successful at their job.
Every one has her/his own preferred style of communicating with others. In addition, given their unique histories, they have different strategies for communicating in different types of situations. As a result, there is a very real possibility that when the two of them get together there are certain circumstances in which they are less effective at communicating with each other than they would like.
By increasing their repertoire of interpersonal communication skills, they can increase their overall effectiveness and perhaps their job satisfaction.
Outcomes
- Recognizing the extent and effects of negative talks.
- Transforming negative talks into positive ones.
Model
The activity measures the types of negative talk: Accepting vs. Rejecting, Narrowing vs. Expanding, Victimized vs. In charge, Blaming vs. Fixing, and Conflicting vs. Cooperating.
How to use it?
Transforming Negative Talk Instrument is ideal for anyone. It is perfect for training programs or a self-development tool on:
- Communication/Listening Skills
- Conflict Management
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal Skills
What do you need?
Order one assessment per participant.
Activity Booklet, $11.75
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Discount Levels
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1-49
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50-99
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100+
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$11.75
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$10.55
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$10.00
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