Business

Student: Farid Nabiyev

Subject: Business communication

Title: Mastering team skills and interpersonal communication

Date: 04.10.2011

Amount of words: 664

Most organizations, now, work on different projects simultaneously with separate teams allocated to each project. Depending on the project size and scope these teams can be small or large. Irrespective of the number of employees in a team, it is essential that every member of a team understands and shares relevant information related to the project. It is also important that they have a clear picture of their roles and responsibilities with respect to the project and deliver accordingly. Thus, in order to ensure a successful project execution, it is important that the team members share a healthy relationship based on trust, confidence and mutual understanding.

 Effective meetings leave you energized and feeling that you've really accomplished something. An important aspect of running effective meetings is insisting that everyone respects the time allotted. Start the meeting on time, do not spend time recapping for latecomers, and, when you can, finish on time. Whatever can be done outside the meeting time should be. This includes circulating reports for people to read beforehand, and assigning smaller group meetings to discuss issues relevant to only certain people. You may even want to get the participants' feedback as well. Depending on the time frame, this debriefing can be done within the meeting itself or afterward. Running an effective meeting is more than sending out a notice that your team is to meet at a particular time and place. Effective meetings need structure and order. Without these elements they can go on forever and not accomplish a thing.

Listening is a skill that we can all benefit from improving. By becoming a better listener, you will improve your productivity, as well as your ability to influence, persuade and negotiate. What's more, you'll avoid conflict and...