Tricky Communication Situations: Magic Secret Formulas
By Marilyn Carien
In this learning activity you'll create strategies for sending and receiving complaints and requests.
Noise in the Communication Process
By Rosie Bunnow
In this activity, students practice recognizing the different types of noise in the communication process.
Identifying Psychological Noise
By Mary Brignall
In this learning activity you'll define psychological noise and will complete an activity.
The Johari Interactive Window
By Kathy Henning
In this learning activity you'll interact with the Johari Window to illustrate how willing you are to disclose information.
Overcoming Barriers to Critical Thinking: Being Human
By Therese Nemec
The learner will identify ways to overcome barriers to critical thinking and problem-solving including false memories, personal biases and prejudices, and physical and emotional hindrances.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: Use of Language
Learners examine how language can interfere with clear communication. They select examples of ambiguity, assuring expressions, doublespeak euphemisms, jargon, emotive content, false implications, meaningless comparisons, and vagueness. In an interactive exercise, learners identify ways to overcome these barriers.
Identifying Physiological Noise
In this learning activity you'll review physiological noise and complete an activity.
The Johari Window (Screencast)
In this screencast, you will see how the Johari Window works when determining a relationship with someone.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: People-Related Obstacles
The learner will identify barriers to critical thinking related to internal and external factors after viewing scenarios.
The Perception Process (Screencast)
In this screencast you'll define how perception influences your world view and learn the elements of the perception process.
Perception - Understanding the World Around You
By VickyWeiland
Learn the definition of perception, its process and how it affects communication
Seven Barriers to Listening
The learner will identify common barriers to effective listening.
Overcoming Barriers to Critical Thinking: People-Related Obstacles
The learner will identify techniques to use to overcome people-related barriers to critical thinking.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: Being Human
The learner will explore basic human limitations that create barriers to critical thinking including selective thinking, false memories, and perceptual limitations.
Sexual Harassment: The Three Types
In this learning activity, you'll identify the three types of sexual harassment.
Responding with Sensitivity
By Kedron Wiersgalla
In this learning activity you'll use critical thinking skills to rewrite appropriate responses to potentially sensitive words and phrases.
The Development of the Self-Concept (Screencast)
By Tom Luke
In this screencast, we'll review the role of significant others in the development of the self-concept
Language: Specific and Abstract
In this learning activity you'll arrange words from abstract or general language to specific language.
Tricky Communication Situations: Analyzing the Situation
In this learning activity you'll examine strategies to help you deal with tricky personal and business communication situations.
Gift Giving Around the World
By Virginia Kirsch
Giving gifts is an important part of conducting business around the world. Learners read about the kinds of gifts that are welcomed in various cultures, and which are not. A quiz completes the activity.
Sexual Harassment: Separating Fact from Fiction
In this activity, you'll distinguish between sexual harassment facts and fiction.
Time and Punctuality Around the World
Students view a world map and click on a country or continent to read about how the people there view time. A brief quiz concludes the activity.
What's the Context?
In this learning activity you'll differentiate between the five contexts affecting communication.
Sexual Harassment: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment
In this activity, you'll identify ways to prevent and address sexual harassment.
Four Types of Communication in Conflict
In this activity, you will practice choosing assertive responses to conflict.