Communication. Aims and Objectives of Today’s Lesson To.

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Communication

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Communication

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Aims and Objectives of Today’s Lesson

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Communication Styles

• Examples:• Assertive• Aggressive• Passive • Empathetic• Critical

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Non-verbal Communcation

• Body language (open and closed)• Gestures• Expressions • Listening skills• Eye contact

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• 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.

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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!

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Activity

• In pairs write down three occasions when using open body language would be particularly important for a team leader in the aviation industry.

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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".

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Posture

• Get your posture right and you'll automatically start feeling better.

• Slouching inhibits breathing & can lead to you being nervous and uncomfortable.

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Verbal Communication

• Voice (tone, pitch, pace)• Clarity• Appropriate to task• Listening skills

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Verbal Communication

• Face-to-face• Presentations• Using figures, eg in sales presentations

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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

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Listening skills

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• 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.

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P4

• Explain how the use of different communication styles leads to effective team leadership

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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

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Lack of commitment

• Can you think of an aviation example?• How could this barrier be removed or

managed?

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Poor Communication

• Can you think of an aviation related example• How could the barriers be removed?

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Lack of Appropriate Skills

• How could this be a barrier to effective team leadership in the aviation industry?

• Can you think of any examples?

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Resource Issues

• Financial• Physical • Staff• How can resource issues create a barrier to

effective team leadership in the aviation industry?

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Personal Factors

• Challenges to authority• Conflict between team members• Inconsistency• Self-interest• Favouritism

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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.