Communicating Effectively in the Workplace
Category: Training - Other
Date: April 21st 2015 9:15am until 4:30pm
Location: Severn Postgraduate Medical Education BS16 1GW
About the course:
How to explain yourself and be understood, ask the right questions and engage with a wide range of colleagues and patients.
Course Content will cover:
- Your role
- Who you communicate with
- How you communicate
- Body Language
- Using your tone
- Questioning techniques
- Active listening
- Being empathetic
- Practical exercises to exchange information
- Practical exercises using ‘real life’ situations
- Personal action plan
- Culture and Communication
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Outline your role and what you need to achieve
- Understand the importance of appearance, body language and the environment
- Use inflection, volume and pace in verbal communication
- Use questions to create differential diagnosis
- Be a more proactive listener throughout the conversation
- Be more confident when communicating with a wide range of colleagues and patients
- Use techniques to show empathy to patients
- Leave with an Action Plan for your professional development in this skills area
The event is a pilot, aimed at Trainees, New Consultants or General Practitioners and staff linked with Postgraduate Medical Education.
To book a place please contact the Severn Education Team. When contacting the team please confirm the event title and the date you are interested in attending.