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Foundational Communication Skills

Understand the communication process and become a skilled communicator.

Build essential communication skills to navigate different interactions in the job more confidently and effectively.

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Critical Insight

  • Become familiar with the communication process and the context you are communicating in.
  • We can look at people’s communication styles and preferences in many ways. Use your understanding of individual differences to better interpret communication styles.

Impact and Result

  • Grow your understanding of your audience’s communication preferences and needs to best get your message across.
  • Reflect on your own communication style and preferences to help you to gain more insight and patience when communicating with others.

Foundational Communication Skills Research & Tools

Train managers to build foundational communication skills

Train managers to understand the communication process and become skilled communicators.

Training Deck: Foundational Communication Skills
Foundational Communication Skills Handbook
Email Scenario Handouts
Standard Participant Training Session Evaluation Template
Learning in Action: Foundational Communication Skills
Microlearning: Effective Virtual Meetings

About McLean & Company

McLean & Company is an HR research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools, diagnostics, and advisory services that have a clear and measurable impact on your business.

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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.

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Get the help you need in this 1-phase advisory process. You'll receive 1 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

  • Call 1: Learn how to train managers to understand the communication process and become skilled communicators.

Contributors

  • Rebecca Sangster-Kelly, Communications and Stakeholder Management Coach, Studium Consulting
  • Indrani Ray-Ghosal, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Info-Tech Research Group
  • Stacey Horricks, Director, Social Media, Info-Tech Research Group
  • Brian Epstein, Career Transition Consultant

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