DYADICDYADIC
COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
Instructor: Dr. Rao Sabir SattarInstructor: Dr. Rao Sabir Sattar
Overview
 Dyadic CommunicationDyadic Communication
 Self PerceptionsSelf Perceptions
 Dyadic Communications RelationshipsDyadic Communications Relationships
 InterviewingInterviewing
 Interview PurposesInterview Purposes
 Interviewee’s ResponsibilitiesInterviewee’s Responsibilities
 Interviewer’s ResponsibilitiesInterviewer’s Responsibilities
 TelephoningTelephoning
 DictatingDictating
 Suggestions for DictatingSuggestions for Dictating
 Examples of DictatingExamples of Dictating
Introduction
 Face to face meetings are the most common type of
communications in an organization
 Such informal type of interactions are called
Interpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication
 It has the opportunity for immediate feedback involving
oral and non-verbal responses, not delayed
 Many of the communications are with one other person
 Such interactions are called dyadic communication
which is 1:1 relation ship
DYADIC COMMUNICATIONDYADIC COMMUNICATION
Dyadic Communication
 Defined as two persons seeking to exchange information
 While considering Dyadic communication two things are
important to realize
 Self PerceptionSelf Perception
 Dyadic Communications RelationshipDyadic Communications Relationship
Self Perception
 How you perceive others personality
 What are your inferences from whatever you see and
feel
 Your self perceptions can be tested through honest
feed-back from an intimate friend
 You may judge yourself and others from your point of
view and you might be right or wrong
 Jumping to conclusions too quickly may be dangerous
 Tall
 Beard
 Wears jeans to class has holes in jeans
 Friendly
 Married
 Drives a four wheel drive truck
 Smokes
 Wears a horn rimmed glasses
 Wears no socks
 Consistently late
Self Perception Cycle
Self Perception
Oral Responses Self Behavior
Non-Verbal
Responses
Perceptions by
Others
Self Perception Cycle
Dyadic Communication Relationship
 Impossible to avoid response or communication at all
 Unidirectional communication lacks feedback
 Some people say it is impossible not to communicate, turning away
from someone is also a form of communication
 Minimal Interpersonal
Communication
 Extensive Interpersonal
Communication
A
B
C
D
Minimal Feedback
A
B
C
D
Extensive
Feedback
Functional Relationships
 Two parties communicating with a common aim
 Interviewing for a position
 instructional interview
 Telephone exchange
 Grade review
 Job termination
Types of Relationships
 Levels at which you relate people
 Very intimate to non intimate
 Family to friends to acquaintances
 No communication with a stranger stars with direct purpose
 Always a pleasant start
Three Types Of Dyadic Communication In
Business
 Interviewing
 Telephoning
 Dictation
INTERVIEWINGINTERVIEWING
Interviewing
 A job interview may be the most intense dyadic
communication you will ever encounter
 Some colleges have Career Development offices for
guiding their graduates
 Interview is always with a purpose and needs to be
prepared
Interview Purpose
 Seeking Position
 Informing on Job
 Solving Problem
 Supporting Solution
 Counseling Employee
 Evaluating Employee
 Gathering Information
Interviewee’s Responsibility
 Preparation Before The InterviewPreparation Before The Interview
 Understand yourself (self assessment)
 Know details about available position (relate your skills
with it)
 Do homework on company
 Rehearse possible questions
 Speak with insiders
 Procedures During The Job InterviewProcedures During The Job Interview
 Give positive first impression (handshake and smile)
 State your understanding of interview
 Organize your answers
 Listen
 Ask thoughtful questions
 Offer a conclusion at the end
 Follow Up After The Job InterviewFollow Up After The Job Interview
 Promptly accomplish if any specific action is required
 Provide the asked info as soon as possible
 If required send a thank you note within a day
Computer Interview
 Interviews through computer conferencing to reduce
the cost of interview
 Many distant interviews are conducted in this way
Basic technological aids neededBasic technological aids needed
 High speed net
 A computer at each end
 A small camera
 A microphone
 Some software
Contd…
Suggestions for computer interviewSuggestions for computer interview
 Try out equipment beforehand
 Avoid excessive movement
 Use audio visual check before start
 Dress as interview was live; person to person
 Assume everything you say will be heard
 Avoid high contrast clothing
 Try to relax
Interviewer’s Responsibilities
 In a patterned interview interviewer controls the direction of the
conversation
 An already agreed upon form may be used
 They already have your resume and they know more than you may
know about them
Objectives of patterned interviewObjectives of patterned interview
 Recruiters often have four goals
 Evaluate job qualifications that resumes cannot provide
 Determine oral communication ability
 Give essential facts about the company
 Establish good will
Contd…
Interviewer’s Preparation Before InterviewInterviewer’s Preparation Before Interview
 Read each applicants resume prior to meeting
 Be aware of the national and state laws about employment practices
 Omit personal bias from your prepared questions
Warm-up periodWarm-up period
 Try to make interviewee comfortable
 Greet warmly
 Asking about hobbies is a good start
Contd…
Main content of the interviewMain content of the interview
 After brief warm-up, make purpose of interview clear
 Tell what you plan to cover in the interview
 Encourage the applicant to do most of talking but control the flow of
interview
 Ask appropriate questions (focus on what can’t be get from other sources)
 Open-ended questions and statements (elaborative questions)
 Dead end questions (yes/ no/ one word answer)
 Use effective methods (avoid embarrassing questions)
TELEPHONINGTELEPHONING
Telephoning
 A type of interpersonal communication
 Most frequent and extensively used
Points to Consider In International Telephoning:Points to Consider In International Telephoning:
 Be aware of time zones
 Speak more clearly
 Restate and summarize more often
 Follow up the conversation with a fax or a letter
Sender’s Preparation Prior to a phone Call:Sender’s Preparation Prior to a phone Call:
 Know your specific purpose
 Be clear rather than having rambling thoughts
 Introduce yourself if calling after a long time
 Know the precise person you are calling and the time to call
 Give thought to your opening statement
 Take notes
 Have necessary documents with you
Message receivers guidelines:Message receivers guidelines:
 Be patient
 Listen an don’t interrupt
 Restate
 End politely
DICTATINGDICTATING
Dictating
 Dictation is a special type of dyadic communication in which two persons
either communicate directly or through an electronic device
 You want to communicate with another person with a third party involved
 You want someone else type a message for you by whatever you have
dictated and he has either recorded or written in short hand form
 Short hand is now frequently overtaken by recorders
 Large hotels also owe this facility for their customers
Suggestions for Dictating
 In addition to all the suggestions for telephoning like
collect info, plan your specific purpose, organize ideas,
speak in firm clear voice, consider seven more
suggestions:
 Give precise name, address of individual(s) to whom the
message is to be sent
 Speak clearly, be careful with plurals, repeat numbers,
sounds like ‘p’ and ‘b, ‘f’ and ‘v’, ‘t’ and ‘d’ can be
misunderstood
 Spell unusual words or names being used for the first
time
Suggestions for Dictating
 Suggest punctuation, specially when in doubt
 Avoid side comments
 Dictate at an appropriate rate, not too fast; not too
slow
 Suggest with when you’d need the recorded info and
where you can be reached
Any Questions ?

Lecture 1

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    DYADICDYADIC COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION Instructor: Dr. RaoSabir SattarInstructor: Dr. Rao Sabir Sattar
  • 2.
    Overview  Dyadic CommunicationDyadicCommunication  Self PerceptionsSelf Perceptions  Dyadic Communications RelationshipsDyadic Communications Relationships  InterviewingInterviewing  Interview PurposesInterview Purposes  Interviewee’s ResponsibilitiesInterviewee’s Responsibilities  Interviewer’s ResponsibilitiesInterviewer’s Responsibilities  TelephoningTelephoning  DictatingDictating  Suggestions for DictatingSuggestions for Dictating  Examples of DictatingExamples of Dictating
  • 3.
    Introduction  Face toface meetings are the most common type of communications in an organization  Such informal type of interactions are called Interpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication  It has the opportunity for immediate feedback involving oral and non-verbal responses, not delayed  Many of the communications are with one other person  Such interactions are called dyadic communication which is 1:1 relation ship
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    Dyadic Communication  Definedas two persons seeking to exchange information  While considering Dyadic communication two things are important to realize  Self PerceptionSelf Perception  Dyadic Communications RelationshipDyadic Communications Relationship
  • 6.
    Self Perception  Howyou perceive others personality  What are your inferences from whatever you see and feel  Your self perceptions can be tested through honest feed-back from an intimate friend  You may judge yourself and others from your point of view and you might be right or wrong  Jumping to conclusions too quickly may be dangerous
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     Tall  Beard Wears jeans to class has holes in jeans  Friendly  Married  Drives a four wheel drive truck  Smokes  Wears a horn rimmed glasses  Wears no socks  Consistently late
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    Self Perception Cycle SelfPerception Oral Responses Self Behavior Non-Verbal Responses Perceptions by Others Self Perception Cycle
  • 9.
    Dyadic Communication Relationship Impossible to avoid response or communication at all  Unidirectional communication lacks feedback  Some people say it is impossible not to communicate, turning away from someone is also a form of communication
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     Minimal Interpersonal Communication Extensive Interpersonal Communication A B C D Minimal Feedback A B C D Extensive Feedback
  • 11.
    Functional Relationships  Twoparties communicating with a common aim  Interviewing for a position  instructional interview  Telephone exchange  Grade review  Job termination
  • 12.
    Types of Relationships Levels at which you relate people  Very intimate to non intimate  Family to friends to acquaintances  No communication with a stranger stars with direct purpose  Always a pleasant start
  • 13.
    Three Types OfDyadic Communication In Business  Interviewing  Telephoning  Dictation
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    Interviewing  A jobinterview may be the most intense dyadic communication you will ever encounter  Some colleges have Career Development offices for guiding their graduates  Interview is always with a purpose and needs to be prepared
  • 16.
    Interview Purpose  SeekingPosition  Informing on Job  Solving Problem  Supporting Solution  Counseling Employee  Evaluating Employee  Gathering Information
  • 17.
    Interviewee’s Responsibility  PreparationBefore The InterviewPreparation Before The Interview  Understand yourself (self assessment)  Know details about available position (relate your skills with it)  Do homework on company  Rehearse possible questions  Speak with insiders
  • 18.
     Procedures DuringThe Job InterviewProcedures During The Job Interview  Give positive first impression (handshake and smile)  State your understanding of interview  Organize your answers  Listen  Ask thoughtful questions  Offer a conclusion at the end  Follow Up After The Job InterviewFollow Up After The Job Interview  Promptly accomplish if any specific action is required  Provide the asked info as soon as possible  If required send a thank you note within a day
  • 19.
    Computer Interview  Interviewsthrough computer conferencing to reduce the cost of interview  Many distant interviews are conducted in this way Basic technological aids neededBasic technological aids needed  High speed net  A computer at each end  A small camera  A microphone  Some software
  • 20.
    Contd… Suggestions for computerinterviewSuggestions for computer interview  Try out equipment beforehand  Avoid excessive movement  Use audio visual check before start  Dress as interview was live; person to person  Assume everything you say will be heard  Avoid high contrast clothing  Try to relax
  • 21.
    Interviewer’s Responsibilities  Ina patterned interview interviewer controls the direction of the conversation  An already agreed upon form may be used  They already have your resume and they know more than you may know about them Objectives of patterned interviewObjectives of patterned interview  Recruiters often have four goals  Evaluate job qualifications that resumes cannot provide  Determine oral communication ability  Give essential facts about the company  Establish good will
  • 22.
    Contd… Interviewer’s Preparation BeforeInterviewInterviewer’s Preparation Before Interview  Read each applicants resume prior to meeting  Be aware of the national and state laws about employment practices  Omit personal bias from your prepared questions Warm-up periodWarm-up period  Try to make interviewee comfortable  Greet warmly  Asking about hobbies is a good start
  • 23.
    Contd… Main content ofthe interviewMain content of the interview  After brief warm-up, make purpose of interview clear  Tell what you plan to cover in the interview  Encourage the applicant to do most of talking but control the flow of interview  Ask appropriate questions (focus on what can’t be get from other sources)  Open-ended questions and statements (elaborative questions)  Dead end questions (yes/ no/ one word answer)  Use effective methods (avoid embarrassing questions)
  • 24.
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    Telephoning  A typeof interpersonal communication  Most frequent and extensively used Points to Consider In International Telephoning:Points to Consider In International Telephoning:  Be aware of time zones  Speak more clearly  Restate and summarize more often  Follow up the conversation with a fax or a letter
  • 26.
    Sender’s Preparation Priorto a phone Call:Sender’s Preparation Prior to a phone Call:  Know your specific purpose  Be clear rather than having rambling thoughts  Introduce yourself if calling after a long time  Know the precise person you are calling and the time to call  Give thought to your opening statement  Take notes  Have necessary documents with you Message receivers guidelines:Message receivers guidelines:  Be patient  Listen an don’t interrupt  Restate  End politely
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    Dictating  Dictation isa special type of dyadic communication in which two persons either communicate directly or through an electronic device  You want to communicate with another person with a third party involved  You want someone else type a message for you by whatever you have dictated and he has either recorded or written in short hand form  Short hand is now frequently overtaken by recorders  Large hotels also owe this facility for their customers
  • 29.
    Suggestions for Dictating In addition to all the suggestions for telephoning like collect info, plan your specific purpose, organize ideas, speak in firm clear voice, consider seven more suggestions:  Give precise name, address of individual(s) to whom the message is to be sent  Speak clearly, be careful with plurals, repeat numbers, sounds like ‘p’ and ‘b, ‘f’ and ‘v’, ‘t’ and ‘d’ can be misunderstood  Spell unusual words or names being used for the first time
  • 30.
    Suggestions for Dictating Suggest punctuation, specially when in doubt  Avoid side comments  Dictate at an appropriate rate, not too fast; not too slow  Suggest with when you’d need the recorded info and where you can be reached
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