LECTURE 41: BODY LANGUAGE: FOR INTERVIEWS

LECTURE 41: BODY LANGUAGE: FOR INTERVIEWS

By Irawen   June 09, 2019   No comments:

This lecture especially focuses on the role of body language in a professional situation like interview, and provides some valuable insights on how to give away right non-verbal cues by remaining calm, cheerful, and honest. It teaches a prospective candidate to tap the resource of body language to exude confidence and strength, and thereby emerge successful in an interview.

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LECTURE 40: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: INTERPRETING NON-VERBAL CUES

LECTURE 40: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: INTERPRETING NON-VERBAL CUES

By Irawen   June 09, 2019   No comments:

Having introduced body language, and established its importance in the previous lectures, this lecture focuses on the ways in which non-verbal communication can be effectively interpreted in order to arrive at its objective inference, all the while insisting that the first step in inferring non-verbal cues is to be aware of them.

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LECTURE 39: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: BASICS AND UNIVERSALS

LECTURE 39: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: BASICS AND UNIVERSALS

By Irawen   June 09, 2019   No comments:

This lecture provides detailed insight on body language, stating that while there are certain universally acknowledged postures and gestures (like being defensive, being insecure, etc.), these can be culturally determined as well; all the while maintaining that body language is an innate human feature, and that one cannot avoid the implications of body language.

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LECTURE 38: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: ISSUES AND TYPES

LECTURE 38: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: ISSUES AND TYPES

By Irawen   June 09, 2019   No comments:

This lecture focuses on the types of non-verbal communication, ranging from kinesics to paralinguistics, and establishes the need to understand and master the non-verbal cues such that one can communicate effectively, both by sending the desired message, and by interpreting it in a correct manner.

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LECTURE 37: NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION: INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE

LECTURE 37: NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION: INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE

By Irawen   June 09, 2019   No comments:

This lecture introduces the concept of non-verbal communication, laying down its importance and inevitability in a conversation, and states that 93% of all communication comprises of non-verbal elements like body language and facial expressions, and that to be an effective communicator, one must learn to master the non-verbal cues.

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LECTURE 36: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: PRE-THINKING ASSESSMENT-2

LECTURE 36: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: PRE-THINKING ASSESSMENT-2

By Irawen   June 01, 2019   No comments:

This lecture offers a pre-thinking activity related to non-verbal communication, and urges the viewer to self-evaluate one’s preconceived notions about non-verbal communication, and challenges certain biased outlooks on gestures and body language, all the while establishing the significance of the non-verbal mode of communication.

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LECTURE 35: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: PRE-THINKING ASSESSMENT-1

LECTURE 35: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: PRE-THINKING ASSESSMENT-1

By Irawen   June 01, 2019   No comments:

This lecture seeks to bust some myths about non-verbal communication through a questionnaire, encouraging the viewer to evaluate his/her own self and reach an understanding of what non-verbal communication entails, and how effective and potent it can be.

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LECTURE 34: BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: MISCOMMUNICATION

LECTURE 34: BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: MISCOMMUNICATION

By Irawen   June 01, 2019   No comments:

This lecture gives a detailed flowchart of the communication channel, and focuses on the formal communication occurring in an organizational setup, highlighting the barriers to corporate communication, and suggesting techniques to overcome the same, both at the level of an individual, and at the level of an authority position in an organization.

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LECTURE 33: BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: INTERPERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

LECTURE 33: BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: INTERPERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

By Irawen   June 01, 2019   No comments:

This lecture delves into the barriers to communication occurring in interpersonal transaction—barriers which are more than a result of the inherently ambiguous nature of language, as well as, a result of strong and misplaced emotional reactions like hurt, anger, excitement, and fear, among others—and suggests ways to effectively overcome such barriers.

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LECTURE 32: BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: ARISING OUT OF SENDER/RECEIVER’S PERSONALITY

LECTURE 32: BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: ARISING OUT OF SENDER/RECEIVER’S PERSONALITY

By Irawen   June 01, 2019   No comments:

This lecture elucidates the barriers to communication arising out of sender/receiver’s personality, which are rooted in a prejudiced mind set, tendency to stereotyping, etc. Further, it offers some practical suggestions to overcome the personality-based barriers to effective communication.

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LECTURE 31: COMMUNICATION SKILLS: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

LECTURE 31: COMMUNICATION SKILLS: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

By Irawen   June 01, 2019   No comments:

This lecture focuses on the significance of effective communication. Conceding that an effective communicator is a natural leader, it proceeds to introduce the models of communication process, all the while enumerating the principles of effective communication, and suggesting ways to enhance one’s verbal and non-verbal communication skills, in order to emerge as a successful communicator—one who is able to not only effectively and clearly express one’s idea, but also elicit desired response.

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LECTURE 28: TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION: HOW NOT TO SEND E-MAILS!

LECTURE 28: TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION: HOW NOT TO SEND E-MAILS!

By Irawen   May 30, 2019   No comments:

Through interesting case-studies and examples, this lecture points out at some common and often overlooked mistakes that one commits while writing and sending an e-mail, causing unnecessary wastage of time of both the sender and the receiver, and more than often, leading to gross miscommunication.

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LECTURE 24: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION: ESSENTIAL TELEPHONE SKILLS

LECTURE 24: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION: ESSENTIAL TELEPHONE SKILLS

By Irawen   May 28, 2019   No comments:

This lecture focuses on essential skills that are integral to any telephonic conversation, and lays down certain principles, which if adhered to, enhance the quality and success of any communication on telephone, whether formal or informal.

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LECTURE 23:TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION: ADVANCED TELEPHONE SKILLS

LECTURE 23:TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION: ADVANCED TELEPHONE SKILLS

By Irawen   May 28, 2019   No comments:

This lecture elaborates upon advanced communication skills, with special reference to formal telephonic conversation in a professional environment, establishing the need for decorum and courtesy while interacting on telephone.

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LECTURE 22:TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION: BASIC TELEPHONE SKILLS

LECTURE 22:TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION: BASIC TELEPHONE SKILLS

By Irawen   May 28, 2019   No comments:

This lecture focuses on the basics of telephone communication, while recognizing the telephone as the most common, pervasive, and quickest medium of distance communication, it highlights how it is being overused and misused.

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LECTURE 21:COMMUNICATION: BARRIERS TO ACTIVE LISTENING

LECTURE 21:COMMUNICATION: BARRIERS TO ACTIVE LISTENING

By Irawen   May 28, 2019   No comments:

This lecture lays down barriers to active listening, ranging from physical and physiological to psychological, and contends that the psychological barriers to active listening are most subtle, and thus most difficult to overcome, finally making some practical suggestions to overcome the barriers to active listening.

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LECTURE 20:COMMUNICATION: ACTIVE LISTENING

LECTURE 20:COMMUNICATION: ACTIVE LISTENING

By Irawen   May 28, 2019   No comments:

This lecture focuses on active listening, and concedes that active listening is a cultivated art that needs to be developed by every person for her/him to be an effective communicator.

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LECTURE 19: COMMUNICATION: SIGNIFICANCE OF LISTENING

LECTURE 19: COMMUNICATION: SIGNIFICANCE OF LISTENING

By Irawen   May 28, 2019   No comments:

This lecture recognizes listening as an integral part of effective communication, and systematically explains its importance and indispensability in a successful conversation.

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