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Subject: LENSE I
Student:
Despite her astonishing CV, I noticed that she frequently struggled to find the
correct/proper words, in such occasions, she was duly assisted by Vivian Muller
(who I assumed was part of the staff that organised the seminar / conference).
I found her boring (and her talk business-like) but the topic actually interested me
and I think that many of the ideas and tips could be extremely useful once adapted
to a children ISL class (and human interaction in general)
The audience consisted of less than 10 women, all English teachers (4 of which
are currently attending the English Teachers Course at ISFD 52).
The whole point came down to facilitate a person to positively and effectively
interact with people
The speaker provided a skills classification that related to personal and
interpersonal competencies that aimed to focus our attention on emotional
intelligence, self-awareness and reflection upon our confidence.
She made us reflect on different communicational aspects such as:
Maintaining focused
Listen to with all your senses
Being careful of distractions, our inner conversation and assumptions
She then provided a few tips to help speaker and listener to stand on a common
ground:
After that, she concentrated on discourse and told us about the importance of
assertive communication:
By communicating assertively, a person is reliable and self-confident, can
build strong relationships, influence people and work in teams.
Finally, she talked about the language of persuasion and how to put it into
practice:
Benefits
Because this is such a fast computer, you wont be there sitting and waiting.
And we all hate waiting
Leading questions.
I heard, XX was your favourite brand Would you like it in red or blue?
Be positive and affirmative.
I think that we need to vs. we should adopt this new project.