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Communication
Aims and Objectives of Today’s Lesson
• To
Communication Styles
• Examples:• Assertive• Aggressive• Passive • Empathetic• Critical
Non-verbal Communcation
• Body language (open and closed)• Gestures• Expressions • Listening skills• Eye contact
• Body language - People use body language without thinking (unconsciously). We are constantly dropping clues about what is going on in our head, sometimes without even knowing!
• Tone of voice - Emotions are often given away not so much by what people are saying but how they say it.
• Speaking loudly in short sentences can show aggression, speaking gently and giving smiles and encouragement can show caring.
Body Language Activity
• Individually stand up in front of the group and display an emotion.
• Rest of group must guess which emotion you are displaying!
Activity
• In pairs write down three occasions when using open body language would be particularly important for a team leader in the aviation industry.
Distance
• Stand too close and you'll be marked as “pushy" or “in your face". Stand or sit too far away and you'll be “keeping your distance" or “stand offish".
Posture
• Get your posture right and you'll automatically start feeling better.
• Slouching inhibits breathing & can lead to you being nervous and uncomfortable.
Verbal Communication
• Voice (tone, pitch, pace)• Clarity• Appropriate to task• Listening skills
Verbal Communication
• Face-to-face• Presentations• Using figures, eg in sales presentations
Verbal Communication Activity
• Individually write a short script:• You are a cabin crew team leader • It is the morning brief and you are discussing
some of the key objectives for today's flight. The flight is a busy flight with stag do’s etc.
• Give your speech to a partner • Assess: tone, pitch and pace
Listening skills
• You've got two ears and only one mouth, so try to use them in that order!
• Listening twice as long as you talk makes you a good communicator.
P4
• Explain how the use of different communication styles leads to effective team leadership
Barriers to Effective Team Leadership
• Lack of commitment eg – leader or team member
• Poor communication• Lack of appropriate skills• Resource issues (financial, physical, staff)• Personal factors eg – challenges to authority,
conflict between team members, inconsistency, self-interest, favouritism, fatigue
Lack of commitment
• Can you think of an aviation example?• How could this barrier be removed or
managed?
Poor Communication
• Can you think of an aviation related example• How could the barriers be removed?
Lack of Appropriate Skills
• How could this be a barrier to effective team leadership in the aviation industry?
• Can you think of any examples?
Resource Issues
• Financial• Physical • Staff• How can resource issues create a barrier to
effective team leadership in the aviation industry?
Personal Factors
• Challenges to authority• Conflict between team members• Inconsistency• Self-interest• Favouritism
P5 and P6
• Identify barriers to effective team leadership
• In your assignment you must identify at least three barriers to effective team leadership and then examine how these barriers could be removed or managed.