Bacal & Associates - Meeting your customer service needs for almost two decades
Top : Communication : Interpersonal Communication: Develop your interpersonal communication skills and pave the way for better relationships, and less conflict at work and in your relationships.
Articles:
Eye of the Needle: A Communication Tool- by Nancy Oelklaus
How often have you left a conversation feeling dissatisfied with how
it went, how you conducted yourself, and what the final outcome was?
Were there things you wish you had said that remained unspoken or
statements you made that you wish you had presented differently? Did
you find your "rational" mind censuring your emotions, or your
emotions overriding your reason?
(Added:
17-Nov-2003
Hits:
846
)
Engaging in conversation @ the informal education homepage- by NA
What is conversation? As a starter we can think of it as two or more people talking and listening. They may be doing this either face-to-face or at a distance. It can be done via the spoken word or via sign or symbol (the most obvious case here is the use of chat rooms on the internet). This may sound a bit obvious, but as soon as we begin to think about conversation we can see it is a sophisticated activity that we often take for granted. Here we will start by listing some important qualities.
(Added:
24-Mar-2003
Hits:
810
)
To Meet or Not to Meet…What are the Questions?- by Susan Friedmann
Meetings can be a total waste of time or a powerful and productive communication tool that solve problems, stimulate ideas, promote team spirit and generate action. The results lie totally in how they are run.
(Added:
24-Apr-2004
Hits:
601
)
Tips for EQ Communication: EQ Toolbox- by Joshua Freedman
An article on the emotional part of the everyday communication and its impact on our relations to other people. Everything isn't what it sounds like and we better be aware what we actually are communicating by those well-meaning words
(Added:
18-Jul-2003
Hits:
653
)
Beware the Bermuda Communication Triangle- by Joan Lloyd, C.S.P.
Many managers tell me that they welcome employee complaints and have an open door policy, which is fine as a general practice. But where they capsize is when they unwittingly step into the conflict too soon, without following some simple guidelines.
(Added:
4-Dec-2002
Hits:
756
)
Taking the Power Out: when you think what you have to say may be taken the wrong way- by James L. and Carol M. Hendrix
Here's some really great techniques for communicating with difficult customers -- or even communicating with easy customers. Take these pointers for giving unwelcome news and ensuring that you are understood and concerned about your customer's experience.
new
(Added:
18-Feb-2010
Hits:
46
)