Uses and Tips For Cooperative Communication Helpcard This card is suitable for anyone who wishes to improve his or her relationships at home and at work. Managers can use this to set norms about how employees are expected to conduct themselves with respect to each other. Ideal for programs involving creating a respectful workplace, or civil workplace. Also excellent for managers who tend to have a way of talking that puts people off. Trainers, group facilitate Highly recommended for job success courses. Also great for any courses and seminars on conflict, effective communication, or self-development. Good for EAP work and counseling, also. Deep discounts for the purchase of multiple copies make this an ideal purchase to share with managers, or learning group members.

Communicating Cooperatively In The Workplace

There's a "language" of confrontation, and one of cooperation? Have you mastered the latter?

Probably not. I'm not trying to insult you here. We don't teach people to use language that helps people get along and cooperate with each other.

So much of getting along with people has to do with the kinds of language we use -- in essence what underlies what we say.

It's shocking how much disagreement, argument and bad feelings comes ONLY from how we speak to each other. Relationships problems at home and at work come from HOW we communicate, not just disagreements about issues.

Reap The Benefits of Cooperative Communication

Learn to use cooperative communication (from this card or the book and you will find:

• you end up with less trivial conflict at home and at work.
• less hurt feelings on the part of those you care about or who are influential
• shorter conflict episodes (because cooperative language short circuits escalation).

Learn Cooperative Language Fast

Although our book on cooperative communication is very readable, coming in at about 100 pages, we decided to summarize some of the communication and conflict prevention techniques in help card format. Hence, the Cooperative Communication Helpcard.

Content

What's included?

• Explanations of Confrontational and Cooperative language
• Learn to eliminate absolutes
• Learn to eliminate blaming statements
• Learn to eliminate command statements
• Learn to eliminate mistrust statements, confrontational questions and non-responsiveness
• Other tips