Chapter 4

Communicating with Clarity

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

  • Identify the impact of communication philosophy on the organizational or department culture.
  • Describe a linear model of communication.
  • Discuss the principles of effective listening.
  • Differentiate among the various levels of listening.
  • Identify basic principles for effective questioning.
  • Discuss examples of common nonverbal messages communicated through the use of time, touch, space, appearance, body posture, voice tone, and eye behavior.
  • Identify basic principles of e-mail etiquette.

The greatest problem of communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.

George Bernard Shaw

No other skill set is more directly linked to the effectiveness of a leader than the ability to communicate ...

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