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Pfeiffer's classic activities for interpersonal communication : the most enduring effective, and valuable training activities for improving interpersonal communication
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San Francisco, CA : John Qiley & Sons, 2004
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9780787969264
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30000010075107 BF637.C45 P434 2004 Open Access Book Book
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Pfeiffers Classic Activities for Interpersonal Communication is a comprehensive resource filled with ready-made learning activities that you can immediately put to use in your ongoing effort to maintain and improve workplace communication. This important collection of timeless activities brings together classic resources drawn from more than thirty years of the Pfeiffer Annuals . Editor Jack Gordon, former chief editor of Training Magazine , has selected experiential learning activities, instruments, and discussion resources that both new and seasoned trainers can rely on to enhance training events on communication, customer service, sales, teamwork, or management development.
Pfeiffer′s Classic Activities for Interpersonal Communication includes Tools and information about how personality types and cultural or gender differences influence communication Experiential learning activities that build awareness of nonverbal communication Activities designed to encourage trust and openness in work groups Data about the emotional factors that interfere with clear speaking and effective listening Tips for giving performance feedback to subordinates Explanations of why trust and openness are preconditions for effective communication Advice for using personality typologies in communication-skills training


Author Notes

Jack Gordon is the former editor of Training Magazine. A prolific writer, his articles and columns on training subjects have appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, San Diego Chronicle, and Minneapolis Star Tribune. He is the editor of Pfeiffer's Classic Activities for Building Better Teams, Pfeiffer's Classic Activities for Managing Conflict at Work, and Pfeiffer's Classic Activities for Developing Leaders.


Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1 Presentation and Discussion Resources
1 Conditions That Hinder Effective CommunicationJ. William Pfeiffer
2 The Lost Art of FeedbackHank Karp
3 The Influence ContinuumMarlene Caroselli
4 Communicating CommunicationJ. Ryck Luthi
5 The Johari Window: A Model for Eliciting and Giving FeedbackPhilip G. Hanson
6 Using Personality Typology to Build UnderstandingToni La Motta
7 Communicating Organizational Change: Information Technology Meets the Carbon-Based Employee UnitJoseph G. Wojtecki, Jr. and Richard G. Peters
8 Confrontational CommunicationMerna L. Skinner
9 Assertion TheoryColleen Kelley
10 E-Mail Basics: Practical Tips to Improve CommunicationKristin J. Arnold
Part 2 Experiential Learning Activities (ELAS)
ELA Section 1 Personal Communication Skills
1 In Other Words: Building Oral-Communication Skills (Editors)
2 Poor Listening Habits: Identifying and Improving ThemJoseph Seltzer and Leland Howe
3 Mixed Messages: A Communication ExperimentBranton K. Holmberg and Daniel W. Mullene
4 Gestures: Perceptions and ResponsesStella Lybrand Norman
5 Time Flies: Negotiating Personal Effectiveness Through AssertionMichael Lee Smith
6 Resistance: A Role PlayH.B. Karp
7 Seeing Ourselves As Others See Us: Using Video Equipment for FeedbackGilles L. Talbot
8 Your Voice, Your Self: Improving Vocal PresentationsTaggart Smith
9 E-Prime: Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsGilles L. Talbot
10 Speed Up! Increasing Communication SkillsMarlene Caroselli
ELA Section 2 Oganizational Communication Issues
1 One-Way, Two-Way: A Communication ExperimentAdapted from H. J. Leavitt
2 Pass It On: Simulating Organizational CommunicationLinda Costigan Lederman and Lea P. Stewart
3 Red Light/Green Light: From Fear to HopeNiki Nichols
4 Blivet: A Communication ExperienceKen Myers and Rajesh Tandon and Howard Bowens, Jr
5 Analyzing and Increasing Open Behavior: The Johari WindowPhilip G. Hanson
6 Work Dialogue: Building Team RelationshipsJudith F. Vogt and Karen L. Williams
7 Defensive and Supportive Communication: A Paired Role PlayGary W. Combs
8 Mediated Message Exchange: Exploring the Implications of Distance Communication in the WorkplaceHeidi A. Campbell
9 Bugs: Improving Customer ServiceJames W. Kinneer
10 Enhancing Communication: Identifying Techniques to Use with Diverse GroupsRobert William Lucas
Part 3 Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys
1 The Communication Climate InventoryJames I. Costigan and Martha A. Schmeidler
2 Organizational Values and Voice AuditDiane M. Gayeski
3 Interpersonal Communication InventoryMillard J. Bienvenu, Sr
4 Communication Audit: A Pairs AnalysisScott B. Parry
5 The Behavior DescriptionJohn E. Oliver
6 Cross-Cultural Interactive Preference ProfileMorris Graham and Dwight Miller
7 Organization Behavior Describer Survey (OBDS)Roger Harrison and Barry Oshry
8 The Negotiation-Stance InventoryH.B. Karp
About the Editor
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