COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
Dr. Tran, Van Hoai
Faculty of Computer Science and
Engineering HCMC Uni. of Technology
communicate (English) =
Latin:
communicare = make common + share
Merriam-Webster: to transmit information, thought, or
feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or
understood
Powerful skill for students, engineers,
business man
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Communication skills
What is COMMUNICATION ?
Written
Presentation
Audience Awareness
Critical Listening
Body Language
Academic Writing
Revision and Editing
Critical Reading
Presentation of Data
Non-Verbal
Audience Awareness
Personal Presentation
Body Language
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Oral
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Mind map
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If no communication skills
Damaging
professional growth
Limiting movement to top management positions
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Communication skills
Why communication skills
needed?
About 80% of each day listening
About 40% of professional salary earned
by listening
Increasing
as you climb the professional ladder
Issues
Reflective
listening
Physical listening
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Listening: heart of
communication
Focusing on
listen
for prevailing emotion
put yourself in the speaker shoes
How to do
indicate
your interest
Don't interrupt speaker
Involve your whole body (e.g., good eye contact)
Make speaker pay attention (e.g., "Hmmm", "Really",
"That's interesting")
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Reflective listening
Giving physical attention to speaker
eyes
shoulder
arms
legs
and
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Physical listening
How is often more important than What
Non-verbal components:
Eye
contact
Body posture (tư thế)
Distance contact
Facial expressions
Gestures (điệu bộ)
Vocal tone
Fluency
Timing
Clothing
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How to say vs. What to say
Public speaking (1)
Purposes
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To entertain
To inform
To inspire
To convince
To persuade
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3 parts
Introduction:
to attract the listener
Body: organized logically in order to be rememberd by
listener
Speeches should not contain more than 4 major points
Conclusion:
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to review main points and challenges
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Public speaking (2)
Ignore the reader
Be verbose (dài dòng), vague (mơ hồ),
pompous (khoa trương)
Do not revise (xem lại)
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Principles of poor writing
The more you know, the easier and more
effective your writing
Can you explain in your own words to
someone knowing less than you do ?
If
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Writing
Research the topic
Plan
Do
I know my subject? Do I know my reader? Is this
writing necessary?
Draft
Eliminate useless words/sentences
Polish
Proofread
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Systematic approach for writing
Human behavour
Passive
Aggressive
Assertive
Assertiveness = foundation of effective
communication
Basic formula of assertive statements =
"When you (feeling nonjudgmentally), I
feel (disclose feelings) because (clarify
effect). I prefer (discrete desire)"
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Assertive yourself
Learn from mistakes
Reflect personal style
Paragraph power
topic
sentence
transition sentence
Sentence savvy (khôn khéo)
Sentence
is 15-22 words long
Breaking long sentences to shorter ones
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