Getting your message across: the keys to effective communication at work

Nikki Davies

By Nikki Davies
Community contribution / January 31, 2019

What we say and intend and what is heard and perceived can often be two entirely different things. Misunderstandings can be crippling, but modelling effective communication can make an enormous difference to the productivity, morale and efficiency of your school community.

Communication is the foundation of any workplace, and of any working relationship, and is particularly important in the education sector ...

This story appeared in the Term 4 2018 edition of LeadershipEd.

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