Interpersonal communication skills form an integral part of your professional toolbox. From collaborating on a project with a colleague to liaising with an important external stakeholder, you need the confidence, empathy, and communication skills to make the most of every interaction.

Interpersonal Skills for Improvement

Strong interpersonal skills will help you gain allies and simultaneously demonstrate to your supervisor that you’re capable of bringing out the best in others. And that’s a key aspect of career advancement.

Most of what we do in life requires interaction with other people.  In order to be successful in your career or have meaningful friendships, it’s critical to be good at getting along with others.  While interpersonal communication skills are often considered to be something that comes naturally, that you’re either blessed with them or not. The truth is that they can also be learned.

Task: R‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌eview the Michaels and Thorne article.

Focus on strategies for effective interpersonal communication skills training. Select an interpersonal communication scenario in an organizational setting that contains multiple examples of ineffective interpersonal communication interactions. You may also use a scenario from personal experience or one you are familiar with from media sources.
Consider which interpersonal communication skills you should select for training employees to communicate more effectively 2- to 3-page paper which includes the following:

A brief description of the selected interpersonal communication scenario.
Additionally, a brief description of the organization’s employees as a target audience for a training message. (including age, gender, ethnicities, education level, and position in the company).
Two examples of ineffective interpersonal communication occurring within the organization and explain why each is ineffective. Two interpersonal communication skills that you feel would be the most effective for improving interpersonal communication for this target audience. Explain how each skill might be effective. I will attach the Michaels and Thorne artic‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌les

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