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Communication

Listening
Presentation
Skills

for Excellence
C. VIJAYA KUMAR
Communication Skills
WHY?
► To Live
► To Lead
► To Succeed
► To Sustain the Success

AND

Move from GOOD to GREAT performance


LIFE SPAN:
An effort made to estimate the Life-Time spent by a person in his 65 years of
life:

Spent in Bed – 26 years

Spent in Office – 20 years

Spent in Eating – 6 years

Spent in waiting for tardy people – 6 years

Spent in Anger – 6 years

Spent in Shaving, Laughing, Scolding, etc., – 1 year

Time Spent in Planning for Life Goals – 0

Total = 65 years

Social Invasion of workplace


Long – Arm – of the Job
Communication is not
Just feeding information &
collecting information

Communication is Managing
Relationships
Understandings
Expectations

Communication is
Aligning & Mitigating Maligning
COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR MANAGING
PEOPLE
Have Yearning for Learning
Learning is great Earning

Age is no bar for Learning


Age is an issue of mind over matter
If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

By three methods, we Learn:


Learning by Reflection, which is noble
Learning by Imitation, which is easy.
Learning by experience, which is tough.
Which one you choose…..I say: mix All.

Speech is Silver
Silence is Gold
Listening is Platinum
MANAGING BY ALIGNMENTS
► Keep him informed
MANAGING BOSS ► Help your Boss
► Be on his side
► Never Stab at the Back

► Do not Cross paths of Holy Cows


MANAGING PEER
► Build network with power
centers to keep them on right side.
► Keep a Low public profile
► Information Sharing
► Respect their Ego.

► Open Communication
MANAGING SUBORDINATES ► Practice Delegation
► Show Care & Concern
► Good Human Being
PACE - DON’T RACE
Initiate Friendly Communication
“Do not walk in front of me, I may not follow
Do not walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend.
“Albert Camms”

A colleague who keeps work pending, we tend to label him


as procrastinating.
We have to pace and understand.

Technique : EMPATHY

UNDERSTAND AND FACE


RAPPORT AND LIKING

► Like me - Like you


People like people who are like them
Develop the capability of “Being liked”

Like a chameleon that changes colour to blend with


environment …..

Rapport is gateway to communication.

Technique: Appreciation (don’t have to agree – but


appreciate what people are saying )

FLEXIBILITY & ADAPTABILITY


(Not Adoptability)
SAYING WITHOUT SAYING
► How you say counts
More than
what you say
Energy & Rhythm
Music in words/voice
use good words & great words
Like – Relish
Loving – Passionate
Beautiful – Gorgeous
Nice – Fantastic
Okay – Perfect
Serious – Explosive

‘ECHO’ PRINCIPLE

BEHAVIOUR GENERATES BEHAVIOUR


LISTENING TO OTHERS
IS
LISTENING TO YOURSELF
Attitude of Curiosity
Attitude of Reciprocity

Listen
Creatively
Clearly
Considerately

LISTENING IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF COURTESY


“TOMPETERS”
LANGUAGE IS A FILTER
Starts & Distorts
Wise
(Words must be chosen Wisely)

Revise
(Keep on Revising Need – Based)

Devise
(Devise Befitting Pattern)

Slip Between a Cup and a Lip


Slip of Leg can be withdrawn
But not a Slip of a Lip
HIDDEN MESS … AGE
MAY MAKE MESS

Image causes Damage


Image is invisible
Image shapes intention (Hidden)

Perception distorts Reception


SMILE IS THE LIFELINE
Lift your Face with Grace
Smile takes you many miles in Journey of
Communication
Smile puts stress at rest
Smile Conquers ‘D’ of D ANGER

SMILE IS THE LIGHTING OF FACE


COOLING OF MIND
HEALING OF HEART
E…MOTION SETS IN MOTION
…COLOURING OF MESSAGE
3 Devils of Communication
ANGER
ANXIETY
ALLERGY
ANGER is only one letter short of D….ANGER
ALLERGY Swallows ENERGY

EQ conditions Communication
IQ & EQ for Leadership
Look at some LEADERS:
IQ – EQ
J. NEHRU – H – M
INDIRA GANDHI – M – H
LAL BAHADURSASTRY – M – H
MORARJI DESAI – H – M
RAJIV GANDHI – M – H
V.P. SINGH – M – L
P.V.N. RAO – H – M
DEVI GOWDA – L – M
I.K. GUJRAL – H – M
CHARAN SINGH – M – L
N.T.R – M – H
BILL GATES – M – H
DHIRUBAI AMBANI – M – H
NARAYANA MURTHY – M – H
JACK WELCH – M – H
LISTENING SKILLS
LISTENING SKILLS
Earing – Hearing - Listening
(Receive – Reflect – Relieve)
Types of Listening
► Passive
► Active
► Interactive
Requisites for Effective Listening
Attending Skills:
► Desire to Listen
► Eye Contact
► Quality Time
Communication Skills:
► Speaking Skills ► Listening Skills ► Influencing Skills
► Smiling Skills ► Body Language Skills
► Etiquette Skills ► Assertive Skills
Listening Means
CARING – BEARING – SHARING - FARING
► “People Don’t care how much you know, until they know how
much you care about them”
► “Leader finds greatness in the Group…….. He helps the
members find it themselves”. WARREN BENNIS
► “Let a mind lift himself by his own self alone, and let him not
lower himself by his own self, for the self alone is a friend of
oneself and the self is an enemy of oneself”
► “God grant me
The serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference”.
► “With the Gift of Listening comes the gift of Healing”
CATHERINE DE BUECK
► “God Gives every Bird his worm, but he does not throw it into
the Nest” SWEDISH PROVERB
5 Cs of Listening
(Fulcrum of Listening)

CARE
CONCERN
COMPASSION
COMMITMENT
CREDIBILITY
5 Es of Listening
(Flavour of Listening)

ENTHUSIASM
ENLIGHTENMENT
EMPOWERMENT
ENRICHMENT
ENHANCEMENT
LISTENER SHOULD BE SMART
ACTOR
S – Sensitive – Sentiments be respected
M – Mature – Understand first to be understood later
A – Accommodative – Give Assent for Dissent
R – Responsive – Be not Reactive & Repulsive
T – Tolerant – Bear it – Share It

A – Assertive – Not Aggressive


C – Confident – Not Diffident
T – Transparent – Travel with Him
O – Organiser – Lay the path with participation
R – Rapport Builder – Rewarding Relations
Habits to Differentiate Good from Poor Listening
Poor Listener Effective Listener
► Tends to “Wool-gather” with slow ► Thinks and mentally summarizes,
speakers weighs the evidence, listens between
► Subject is dry so tunes out speaker the lines to tones of voice and
► Distracted easily evidence
► Takes intensive notes, but the more ► Finds what’s in it for me
notes taken, the less value; has only ► Fights distractions, sees past bad
one way to take notes communication habits, knows how to
► Is over stimulated, tends to seek concentrate
and enter into arguments ► Has 2-3 ways to take notes and
► Inexperienced in listening to difficult organize important information
material; has usually sought light, ► Doesn’t judge until comprehension is
recreational materials. complete
► Lets deaf spots or blind words catch ► Uses “Heavier” materials to regularly
his or her attention exercise the mind.
► Shows no energy output ► Interpret color w2ords, and doesn’t get
► Judges delivery-tunes out listens for hung up on them.
facts. ► Holds eye contact and helps speaker
along by showing an active body state.
► Judges content, skips over delivery
errors.
► Listens for central ideas
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PRESENTING YOUR SELF"

► You are put on display


► you speak without speaking (paralanguage)
► Audience listen with their eyes

• YOUR PHYSICAL PERSONALITY


• YOUR DRESS
• YOUR FACE WITH SMILE OR NOT
• YOUR FIRST SALUTATION (ETIQUETTE)
• YOUR WELCOME STATEMENT
• YOUR BIO-DATA ASPECTS WHICH ARE
RELEVANT & CONNECTED

BUSINESS IS LIKE WAR - YOU NEED ALL WEAPONS TO WIN

PRESENTATIONS KILLS
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PRESENTATIONS SHOULD
► INFORM
► INSPIRE
► ENTHUSE
► AMUSE

EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS WILL HAVE

► CLEAR OUT COME


► LAYERED STRUCTURE
► SELECTIVE CHUNKING
► POSITIVE ATTITUDE
► FLEXIBLE RESPONSE
► IMPRESSIVE START & EFFECTIVE CLOSE
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PRINCIPLES OF PRESENTATIONS

► ENGLISH IS ENGLISH (NEUTRAL ENGLISH)


► EASE & PLEASE
► SMILE - MILES
► 3TS
► KISS
► MISS
► FACE - PACE - RACE
► MBA - PULSE - PRESSURE
► ECHO PRINCIPLE
► BE NOT PERFECT - BE EXCELLENT
► COMMAND OF LANGUAGE - DEMAND OF AUDIENCE
► WWW
► WWWW
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PRESENTATION ETHICS

► NO SNUBBING - ONLY BUBBLING


► DON'T SHIRK - FACE IRKS
► ADMIT - NOT SUBMIT
► INTEGRITY - DIGNITY
► BEAR AND FARE
► BOWL THE FOWL
► JOKING - NO POKING
► FACTUAL - ACTUAL
► TENDER WITH GENDER
► CONFIDENCE - NOT CONTROVERSY
► DON'T BE DEFENSIVE - NEVER BE OFFENSIVE
PRESENTATION SKILLS

TRICKS OF THE TRADE


► ASK QUESTIONS TO GAIN TIM
TO PUT HIM AT PLACE
TO SAVE FACE
TO GAIN & REGAIN
CONFIDENCE
TO KILL NERVOUSNESS

• QUESTIONS ON MGR - TO GET THE ANSWER YOU DON'T KNOW


• ICE BREAKING - KNOW AUDIENCE GRIT - DECIDE STRATEGY
• EYE CONTACT - KEEP AN EYE ON TROUBLE SPOTS
• RHYME & RYTHM
• APPRECIATE AUDIENCE SKILLFULLY (BEFITTING FLATTERY)
• RESONATING STORIES
• PRESENCE OF MIND
• ACTIVE & CREATIVE
PRESENTATION SKILLS

BOTTLE NECKS

► NEGA HOLICS (COPING WITH


HOSTILITY)
► CULTURAL OVERTONES
► PERSONAL IMAGE
► PROFANITY
► CATCHWORDS
► LANGUAGE LIKES & DISLIKES
► PERCEPTIONS
SPEECH IS SILVER
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
LISTENING IS PLATINUM
Success Mantra
To be effective Executive, you
should do:
► MCA
► MSC

► ME

► PHD
Success Mantra
MCA ― Managing Communication
Applications
MSC ―
Managing & Surviving Change
ME ―
Managing Emotions & Etiquette
PHD ―
Personal Horizon Development
THANK
YOU

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