Cross Gender Communication

Training Provided by Learning Technologies, Inc. Our cross gender communication programs focus on how men and women communicate differently and how they manage conflict differently. The goal is improved understanding and an improved ability to communicate effectively (See Details Below). Every LTI classroom program is designed to achieve specific results aligned with your immediate business needs. By focusing on skills and concepts, promoting direct application, and creating an environment where participants can practice new strategies, the likelihood of impacting real, positive change, is dramatically improved. Each of our programs is specifically designed to address your unique set of needs, and can incorporate any number of assessments and tools that are necessary for achieving those results. Classroom programs can range in length from two hours to three days. We can conduct these sessions at your place of business, or at other locations including conference centers, resorts, or other meeting facilities. All programs are customized to suit your specific needs and to ensure that the results: Address real and recognizable issues. Fit your organization's culture. Reinforce other training and management initiatives. LTI's focus is on actual implementation of new solutions. We believe there are four critical steps in designing programs that result in positive change. These four primary components represent the cornerstones of every LTI program. Accurate Needs Assessment: what is the issue Well-Defined Goals & Objectives: where do you want to be Hands-On Experience: practice and adaptation Leave With a Plan: what is next We view ourselves as your business partner. By helping you create a training strategy, and then systematically addressing critical issues, both individuals and teams become better equipped to overcome not only daily, but also long-term challenges. Our Goal: to become your business partner, providing perspective, support, and solutions. Our Mission: to design training so specific to YOUR needs that you will use those skills on a daily basis. Our Purpose: to help you overcome obstacles to success

Cross Gender Communication Let's face it...men and women communicate differently. This program will help you "translate what others are saying and help others understand you as well. We will examine how men and women communicate differently and deal with conflict. Participants explore how the genders have been socialized differently and how that affects how we communicate. The group will also discover what you can do to avoid unintentionally sabotaging your communication effectiveness. By developing effective strategies for working with both men and women, participants will make sure they take advantage of each other s strengths to make your organization even more effective.

Participants will address the following:

How Can I Communicate Effectively Across Genders?
Learn how to listen to the message behind someone s words and get to the essence of what they are saying. Explore differences in how men and women communicate, and how to work more effectively with both genders. Examine the strengths of your communication style and how to be more effective and efficient in your communications, especially across genders.

Handling Conflict Across Genders
Each gender deals with conflict differently. Practice how to reach win-win outcomes with both men and women. Examine when and how to use different conflict management styles to improve your overall effectiveness. Explore how to use your style more effectively.

How Our Socialization Affects Our Behaviors
How we are socialized affects how we perceive the world and therefore how we react to others. Uncover how your socialization is affecting your current decisions and what you can do about it to make sure you are being true to yourself and to those around you.

What Message Am I Really Sending?
Women often minimize their own effectiveness; men can have blind spots that go unnoticed. Explore how to ensure that you are reaching your potential. Discover how both genders can communicate more powerfully and discuss "who gets heard and why?"

Managing The Changing Roles Of Men And Women
Explore how the changing roles of men and women have affected all of us what that means in terms of an individual s long-term potential, what frustrations it has caused, and what we can do about it.

About The Training Provider: Learning Technologies, Inc.

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