Mastering Effective Communication

Target group

Doctoral candidates who want to learn advanced communication skills to enhance their academic and professional success.

Content

In this seminar you will gain valuable insights and practical techniques to excel in various communication scenarios. You will learn how to effectively lead structured and goal-oriented conversations, and master challenging situations with colleagues and team members in a friendly and respectful manner. Using proven conversation models, you will engage in hands-on exercises to enhance your own conversation management skills.

This seminar will empower you to understand how you come across to others, assess the impact of your conversational approach on your communication partners, and improve your individual communication with supervisors and fellow researchers. Furthermore, you will be equipped with effective strategies to navigate resistance from your conversation partners and handle communication disruptions.

If you are a doctoral candidate seeking to strengthen your communication abilities, this seminar offers the perfect platform to enhance your skills and boost your academic and professional success.

Structure:

1. Conversations and Conversation Management

• Key characteristics of communication

• Different types of conversations

• General phases of a conversation

• Conversation and leadership styles

2. Current State: Your own conversational style

3. Professional Conversation Management

• Preparatory steps

• Leading and guiding during the conversation

1. Being confident and respectful in all phases of the conversation
2. Essential components of successful conversation flow

         • Active listening • Formulating and understanding messages clearly • Decoding                  behaviors: Transactional Analysis • Recognizing and re-solving conflicts                                     •  Interpreting conversation pauses correctly

• Follow-up of the conversation.

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify key elements and strategies for effective communication in various contexts within your doctoral journey.
• Develop quick strategies to effectively deal with conflicts and address them in a constructive manner.
• Have a clearer sense of how you are perceived by others and adjust your communication style accordingly to maximize impact.
• Create a plan of action to navigate and manage challenging situations with colleagues and team members through friendly and respectful communication.

Methods

A combination of theoretical insights, practical exercises, and interactive discussions.