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Effective Time Management Strategies

Time spent expressing ideas, correcting
statements, dealing with employee and personal
repercussions of miscommunication, time wasted
due to poor instructions or inability to listen to
instructions,

Communicating More Effectively

Consider the Person

First consider who you are communicating to. Are
you putting your message in their terms. Consider
their vocabulary, listening ability, and pattern of
thinking.

Some people cannot handle more than a few
simple instructions at once.

Now consider your method of communication.
Some people respond better to verbal instructions,
others to a written message, while still other people
need both.

Ask people to repeat your instructions or
communication back to you. You can do this
without sounding condescending by saying

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