Adult Living:Communication Skills
Being ------ means that you express your ideas and opinion firmly and with confidence
Assertive
You are more likely to get your message across if you are ------- when you speak
Assertive
You can send messages without using words by using ------- which includes your posture facial expressions gestures and way of moving
Body language
People who have visual impairmentbcan use the ----- to read their finger tips
Braille Alphabet
A city council election is coming up and the candidates will hold a debate this weekend. The newspaper wants to include a summary of the candidates views and asks you to contact for information. How might you contact the candidates?
By phine letter interview and email.
Andrea feeling unclear and confused so she asked for
Clarification
Communicators are often too timid or shy to expense an opinion
Passive
You get the internship you interviewed for and begin work. One of the editors provides contact information for three writers. How might you contact the writers to find out if they are interested in writing a story?
Please call email following up with a business letter
Includes text message e-mail letters and face-to-face conversation
Verbal
Skills such as focusing his attention on the speaker
Acive listening
Being ------ means you are overly forceful
Aggresive
Beneficial criticism that I'd meant to help you improve a quality about yourself is called
Constructive criticism
Such as crossed arms or lack of eye contact can
Covey messages with out words
Maintaining------- shows you are interested in what others say
Eye contact
An important part of two-way communication is ----- where the listener lets the speaker know that she heard and is trying to understand what the speaker is saying
Feeback
Offer ----- when she finished speaking
Feedback
A rude------- of voice can be ------ to further conversation
Fone, barrier
In order to ----- good communication Jamie practiced
Foster
Passive communicators are often too timid or shy to express an opinion which can
Hinder their abiility to make a point
When you're late, I feed that my time is not important, is an example
I message
Erik wanted to make sure Ellis knew he was listening, so he would ----- with encouraging remarks
Interact
Chelsea ------------ left Andrea feeling unclear and confused
Mixed message
When your words and body language do not communicate the same thing, you send a
Mixed message
Braille is a form -------- used by people with vision impairment
Nonverbal
Communicating with another through gestures is a form
Nonverbal communication
Cell phones, computers voicemail and speech synthesizers are types of --------- that can help enhance communication
Technology
Sending a -------is just of many ways to use technology for communication
Text message
You have an interview with the local newspaper for an internship. You go to the interview and speak with the city editor and editor in chief. The interview goes very well. You were able to answer all of the questions come up with some questions to ask them and everyone seems to get along. How can you communicate your thanks after you leave the interview?
Write thank you notes, say thank you after an opportunity send an email