Overcome Poor Communication with
Amplified Voices Of Influence
Building Performing, Open, Inclusive Communication Cultures in Organizations
Poor Communication Hurt Employees, Teams, and Performance
Are your teams inhibited by communication barriers, leading to compromised performance, silos, misalignment, and attrition?
The root cause of poor communication lies in both its absence and ineffectiveness.
Poor Communication Results From Silence And Ineffectiveness
The Silence Problem
NOT SPEAKING UP ENOUGH
The Ineffective Problem
POOR QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION
‘Voices of Influence: Assertive Communication for Personal, Team, and Business Success.’
This program equips employees at all levels with skills to overcome the fear of speaking up and amplifies their influence and effectiveness while communicating. It is designed to build Assertive Communication skills, ensuring Personal, Team, and Business Success.
The 3 Voices Of Influence Addresses Poor Communication
Self-Advocacy Voice
ASSERTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CAREER
- Overcome fears and psychological barriers to speaking up assertively
- Advocate for yourself effectively with a 6-step assertive communication script
- Implement self-advocacy voice with planning, debrief, and courage habits
Overcome barriers to speaking up
- Fears:
- Be perceived as aggressive;
- Retaliation and backlash;
- Inaction from leaders;
- Rejection;
- Hurt feelings
- Psychological barriers:
- Cognitive dissonance;
- Loss aversion;
- Status quo bias
Advocate for yourself assertively
- Assertiveness definition
- 4 communication types
- 6-Step Script
Implement self-advocacy habits
- Pre-speaking up planning habit
- Post-speaking up debrief habit
- Speaking up courage habits
Leadership Voice
ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS AND ENABLE OPEN COMMUNICATION
- Avoid common leadership communication mistakes
- Increase influence with the 3Cs Assertive Communication Framework
- Set clear direction and expectations, hold others accountable, and provide feedback
Avoid common leadership mistakes
- Mistakes:
- Prioritize likability;
- Sugarcoat problems;
- Overprotect;
- Overly focus on team positivity;
- Lower standards to motivate;
- Over-value consensus;
- Over-delegate decisions
Increase communication influence
- Constructive: Avoid these – complain, assume, resent, expose
- Conviction: Definitive, Direct, Decisive
- Connection: Encourage speaking; Engage in conversation; Express personally
- Guide: set clear direction, secure resources, delegate
- Support: create safety, foster sharing, encourage and incentivize
- Develop: set expectations & hold accountable, provide feedback, mentor
Business Ownership Voice
SPEAK UP FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
- Embrace constructive conflict and ownership
- Develop conflict resolution skills
- Activate disagreement, risk-taking, mistake ownership and more
Avoid common leadership mistakes
- Mistakes:
- Prioritize likability;
- Sugarcoat problems;
- Overprotect;
- Overly focus on team positivity;
- Lower standards to motivate;
- Over-value consensus;
- Over-delegate decisions
Increase communication influence
- Constructive: Avoid these – complain, assume, resent, expose
- Conviction: Definitive, Direct, Decisive
- Connection: Encourage speaking; Engage in conversation; Express personally
- Guide: set clear direction, secure resources, delegate
- Support: create safety, foster sharing, encourage and incentivize
- Develop: set expectations & hold accountable, provide feedback, mentor
Unleash Your Talent's 3 Voices
Invest in your organization’s communication health with our program. Improved communication translates to efficient problem-solving, stronger teams, increased engagement, and an innovative work environment, leading to enhanced business results. Let us help your employees find their ‘Voices of Influence’ and drive your organization’s success.
About The Trainer
As the Managing Director of the Assertive Way Institute, Ivna Curi has empowered individuals and teams from tech, startup, and healthcare sectors, among others, to communicate more assertively and effectively. This has led to measurable improvements in employee engagement, diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and overall productivity.
Ivna is the podcast host of ‘Speak Your Mind Unapologetically,’ a TEDx speaker on the topic of psychological safety, and an influential voice on Quora on communication topics with nearly two million views. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and an Engineering degree, and she has enriched her expertise through extensive international experience.
About Assertive Way Institute
At the Assertive Way Institute, our mission is to amplify voices by fostering cultures of inclusive, open communication in organizations. This enables both individual and organizational success. Our training programs draw from the latest research, industry trends, and personal experience, tailored to meet the unique needs of each organization we serve. We believe that assertive communication forms the bedrock of a productive, innovative, and inclusive workplace.
Start Now: Let's Create A Culture Of Effective Open Communication
Let’s schedule a 30-minute conversation to discuss how we can support your business objectives with our workshop offerings.
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