Communication Skills

Participating at a meeting:

Use this training activity to equip participants to make positive contributions at meetings, and enable them to practice in participating in an effective meeting.

Many people attend meetings and frequently many also complain that they are ineffective. Participants at a meeting have a responsibility to make the meeting work as much as the leader. In this activity delegates consider the role of the meeting participant and the part they have to play in making the meeting effective.

You discuss with the group the role and responsibility of the meeting participants. Then the skills of those participating in a meeting are discussed. Finally, participants take part in a meeting and receive feedback on their performance.

Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to equip participants to make a positive contribution at meetings.

Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to equip participants to make positive contributions at meetings, and to give them practice in participating in an effective meeting. The activity can be used as a stand-alone training session or as part of a workshop on assertiveness and communication skills, negotiation, training and development skills, meetings skills, and leadership and team-building skills.

Report-writing skills:

Use this training activity to increase participants' competence and confidence in writing effective reports.

Having to write a report can seem very daunting to many managers. This activity allows participants to identify best practice in writing reports and to increase their skills and confidence in this area.

You introduce the session and ask participants to clarify the purpose of a report. Participants are then introduced to a process for structuring the contents of a report. Finally, participants write a report and receive feedback on it.

Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to increase participants' competence and confidence in effective report writing.

Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to increase their participants competence and confidence in writing reports effectively. The activity can be used as a stand-alone training session or as part of a workshop on communication skills, and writing letters and reports.