2. What do you understand by the term
“Communication”?
Communication is sharing of
ideas, opinions, feelings and
understandings.
3. Why do we communicate?
Have interaction and association.
Make someone understand our feelings
or thoughts or actions.
Control over a situation.
Bring behavioural change among the
adolescents/ families/ community including
service providers/ policy makers/ teachers etc.
4. DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION
Communication is conveying a message,
orally, verbally, written or through the
use of signs.
Communication is the art of expressing
and exchanging ideas, feelings and
thoughts through gestures, speech or
writing.
10. AGGRESSIVE
C. Behaviour.
Puts others down.
Dominating.
Bossy.
D. Nonverbal Cues.
Points, shakes finger.
Frowns.
Stares.
Loud, yelling tone of voice.
11. PASSIVE
A. Motoes & Belief.
Don’t express your true feelings.
Don’t disagree.
Others have more rights than I do.
B. Communication Style.
Indirect.
Always Agree.
Doesn’t speak up.
Hesitant.
12. PASSIVE
C. Behaviours.
Sighs a lot.
Has difficulty in implementing plans.
D. Non Verbal Cues.
Nods head often.
Lack of facial expression.
Downcast eyes.
13. ASSERTIVE
A. Mottoes & Belief.
Believes self and others are valuable.
I have rights so do others.
B. Communication Style.
Effective, active listener.
Checks on others feelings.
14. ASSERTIVE
C. Behaviour.
Action oriented.
Realistic in his expectations.
Consistent.
D. Non Verbal Cues.
Open, natural gestures.
Direct eye contact.
Attentive.
Vocal, expressive.
15. COMMUNICATION SKILL
Seek first to understand, then to be
understood.
Able to express yourself clearly.
A good listener.
Aware.
Supportive.
Persuasive.
Fair & Open.
16. COMMUNICATION SKILL
Five Ws
- Who- am I communicating with?
- Why- am I communicating this?
- Where- am I communicating?
- When- am I communicating?
- What- do I intend to communicate?
* Sixth W – How should I communicate?
19. KEY ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
Listening is communicating.
Questioning is communicating.
Silence is communicating.
Talking establishes rapport.
Body language and tone of voice also communicate.
Language and words.
Feedback is part of communication.
Cultural differences affect communication.
20. Eye Contact - Interest & Confidence.
Facial Expression.
Personal Appearance.
Tips - SMILE, REMEMBER NAMES AND
UNDERSTAND 3-Vs:
Vocal.
Verbal.
Vision.
NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION