Learners brainstorm ideas for how to gather information from team members who work at different locations. They analyze the pros and cons of each idea and make recommendations.

Learners examine the psychological and sociological barriers that interfere with clear communication. They select examples of ad hominem fallacy, bandwagon fallacy, emotional appeals, red herrings, irrelevant appeals to authority, suggestibility and conformity, “poisoning the well’, and “shoehorning.” In an interactive exercise, learners identify ways to overcome these barriers.

Learners test their knowledge of how sleep deprivation affects work productivity.

Learners examine how language can interfere with clear communication. They select examples of ambiguity, assuring expressions, doublespeak euphemisms, jargon, emotive content, false implications, meaningless comparisons, and vagueness. In an interactive exercise, learners identify ways to overcome these barriers.

In this learning activity you'll be introduced to soft skills, or people skills, needed by all IT professionals.

In this learning activity you'll be introduced to the communication model and how it impacts your work as an IT professional.

In this learning activity you'll explore four ways to engage your customers and improve your customer service skills.

Learners read about nonverbal communication. In a drag-and-drop exercise, they evaluate photos of people interacting and determine if the behaviors shown interfere with communication or enhance it.

Description of a personality

Decisions and Consequences: a hangman style game

Soft Skills

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