The Professional Education Center at EMU

Eastern Michigan University

The Professional Education Center

Leading Strategic Change and Organization Development Workshop Series

Workshop: Advancing Communication Competencies

Program Format and Content
Communication plays a central role in organizational life.   Advancing Communication Competencies focuses on increasing individual performance in organizations by developing critical communication skills to a higher level.   This workshop is appropriate for new managers and supervisors who need to work with people from different parts of an organization.   The three hour workshop will enable participants to

  • Identify critical building blocks of effective communication with peers, supervisors, supervisees, customers, and other organizational stakeholders;
  • Develop important knowledge and skills as a communicator and speaker;
  • Develop important knowledge and skills related to listening and giving feedback;
  • Create communication strategies for leading others, solving problems, generating creativity, and improving accountability in the workplace;
  • Apply communication skills to different organizational situations - communicating up, down, and across organizational units.

Following the workshop, coaching is available for individuals to work on specific competencies to support their long term professional development