Using soft skills in non-formal education Understanding interpersonal communication
Interpersonal communication: Introduction 1 Welcome Content of this lesson Individual experience in team game Debriefing Presentation various aspects of interpersonal communication Question and answer session
Interpersonal communication: Introduction 2 Video clip: German Coast guard trainee youtu.be/yR0lWICH3rY
1. Blindfold game
ACTIVITY 1: BLINDFOLD GAME The speaker: verbal communication He/she sees his/her blindfolded teammate The instructor: non-verbal communication He/she cannot see his/her blindfolded teammate The blindfolded person = the listener/the receiver The observers
ACTIVITY 1: BLINDFOLD GAME Each team: minimum 3 persons + observers Task: the speaker in coordination with the instructor guide the blindfolded teammate to touch the ball and pick it up. The facilitator can move the ball in every direction. Clear the room and take positions.
2. Debriefing
ACTIVITY 2: DEBRIEFING How did you feel during the game? What happened during the game? What challenges did you face? Did you feel constrained at any point of time during the game in different roles? Did you face similar situations in real life? What lessons can be drawn with regards to the importance of communication from this experience?
ACTIVITY 2: DEBRIEFING Observers: Were there any differences between: The speakers in your team? The instructors in your team? The blindfolded persons in your team?
3. Various apects and processes of interpersonal communication
Communication process Effective communication: the transmission of information and understanding of this information through the use of common symbols. The need for communication: all relationships start, sustain, change and end through the medium of communication.
Important commonly used terms Communication process Important commonly used terms Communicator/ messenger Communicant/ receiver Aim Decoding Content Situation Message Feedback Method/medium Noise
Communication process
Nonverbal communication Distance Tone Environment Physical contact Facial expressions Orientation Looking/ eye-contact Appereance Posture
Quick suggestions for good listening Stop talking Ease Patient No distraction Empathise Listen Temper Accept Ask
Interpersonal communication closing activity Visualize for yourself the communication process