3 Ways To Help Preschool Teachers Enhance Effective Communication
Stepping back into pre-school is like stepping back in time…One will never forget the colourful charts pasted on the walls, the customized furniture and of course, the chirping sounds from the kids. During this year’s national day rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Government would double its annual spending on pre-school education within the next five years. More significantly, he emphasized the importance of having an education prior to primary schools – to start them off early on a winning note. This is not surprising as pre-schools represent the window of opportunity for kids to build self-confidence, learn …
Personal Effectiveness Course For NIE Singapore
If there’s something I absolutely love about what I do, it’s the fact that I get to travel around Singapore and meet people from all walks of life. Through my speaking engagements and training workshops, it’s a blessing to be able to spread the twin messages of confidence and success. My itinerary today reads National Institute of Education (NIE). The only national educational institute in Singapore that trains and prepares student teachers for a future teaching career, it is my honour to address 619 student teachers in the massive NTU Lee Kong Chian (LKC) Lecture Theatre. Personal effectiveness may mean …
Communication Skills – Training for MINDEF
As human beings living in an increasingly interconnected world, the importance of good communication cannot be over-emphasised. Misunderstandings often occur because we misinterpret each other either in terms of nuance. We may have had the best intentions but because we failed to put across our message in the simplest and most effective form, the consequences turned out otherwise. It is interesting to note that effective communication comprises two components – verbal and non-verbal. Consciously uncouple one of these components and you will be sure you will have failed in your communication mission. Communication skills training is very often a fun …
The Art Of Conversation Talk For Ngee Ann Polytechnic Students
As a lifestyle coach, trainer and speaker all rolled into one, I speak many times a week to the extent that I have long exorcised the ghosts of stage fright. To me, I love the stage and I love crowds. The more, the merrier. So when I was told it would be a full-house crowd today, I was pleased. Very pleased indeed. And boy, you should have seen how packed the LT at Ngee Ann Polytechnic was this afternoon. Every seat in the 150 seater LT was taken and some students who came late had to contend to sit on …
Communication Skills Training For MINDEF
Every often, misunderstandings occur because of a miscommunication or too little communication between people. Good communication is important as it is the key to helping others understand what we want to say and the nuance behind the message. Welcome to today’s communication skills training at the Merchant Court Hotel for the non-uniformed officers of MINDEF. Drawing from the fields of communication, psychology, language and life coaching; the participants were in for a treat as the full day training gave them a better understanding of themselves, their colleagues and opened up their world view. In life, it’s not what we say but how …
Communication Skills Training Workshop For MINDEF
We all know the importance of both speech and writing. The former focuses on verbal communication while the latter written communication. In my humble opinion, while each has its own merit, I feel the ability to communicate lucidly by speaking well is more crucial than being to write well. In a world that is becoming increasingly interconnected through both space and time, speech has become a faster and more appealing mode of communication. If I can record my thoughts and message in an audio message and send it across via Wechat or Whatsapp, why bother typing it out? Calling someone …
Communication Course for Mindef
There are many reasons why misunderstandings happen. The chief of them is because there is a miscommunication or breakdown in communication. Communication is a dynamic process, usually involving two or more people. If it’s me, myself and I, then it’s not communication at all. We call that a soliloquy or monologue. Through this process of communicating with others, we convey a thought or feeling to someone else. How it is received depends on a set of events, stimuli and even past experience of the person. As listeners, we may choose to filter and interpret only parts of the message. There …