Transcript Communication - Healthy DEvelopments

Communication
Objectives
Define communication
 Recognise the use of communication
 Define the factors of failure and success
of communication
 Recognise the types and means of
communication
 Define the attitude to adopt in a good
communication
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Defination
It is the act of transmitting a message
 To change ideas
 To establish a relationship
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Utility of communication
Enable to inform
 To express something
 To persuade somebody to change; that
is to modify his behaviour in the adoption
of a less risky sexual behaviour
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Factors for success in communication
Adapted language to the target
 Organisation
 Mastery of the subject
 Good chose of the target
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Factors of failure in communication
Difficult chose of words
 Poor organisation
 Non mastery of the subject
 Inappropriate environment
 Noise
 Non respect of time
 Wrong chose of target
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What is active listening
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It is listen to somebody with all your
senses
Types of communication
Inter personal communication
(counselling, dialogue)
 Group communication (educative talks)
 Mass communication (medias and news
papers)
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Means of communication
Written articles: flyers, journals, posters
 Audio visual: television and radio spot,
projection of educative talks
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Attitude to adopt for good
communication
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Greet politely
 Present yourself
 Give reasons for your presence
 Ask for permission
 If the person is busy, ask politely for another
rendezvous
 If the person refuses another rendezvous, thank
him/her for haven’t wasted her/him time
 Give any track (flyer) on the subject
 Make sure that the message goes through and that
she understands what you are telling her
Finality of communication
Communication in to make others
change behaviour
 It is to make others adopt a less risky
behaviour
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