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Effective Communication Through Personality Training Course

Our Effective Communication Through Personality training course is only available as an in-house course. We can deliver the course as a face to face course and a live virtual online course in-house just for your business.

Effective Communication Through Personality Course Highlights

Here’s some quick information about our Effective Communication Through Personality course:

  • Delivered anywhere in Ireland as an in-house course
  • Can also be delivered as an online course
  • We work with you to make the course match your needs more closely

Course Overview

Course Aim

This Communication Skills Training Course uses the Target Personalities profile as a foundation to help participants understand how personality influences communication preferences, behaviours, and challenges.

We explore different communication methods and models, including Transactional Analysis, and provide practical strategies to adapt your style for more effective interactions. You'll learn how to build stronger relationships, overcome barriers, and adjust your communication based on both your personality and the needs of others.

Course Objectives

By attending this Effective Communication Through Personality training course, you will:

  • Understand how your personality influences your communication style
  • Identify others’ communication preferences using the Target Personalities dynamics
  • Learn how to adapt your communication style to build rapport and trust
  • Evaluate different communication methods and match them to the situation
  • Use Transactional Analysis to improve conversations and resolve misunderstandings
  • Identify and overcome common communication barriers linked to personality traits

Course Content

Understanding Your Communication Style
  • Introduction to the Target Personalities profile and your personal results
  • Exploring your natural communication preferences and habits
  • Identifying how others might perceive your style
  • Understanding overextensions in communication based on personality dynamics
Why Improve Communication Skills
  • Recognising the value of effective communication in teams and relationships
  • Understanding the impact of mismatched styles and how personality contributes
Methods of Communication
  • Exploring different communication channels (face-to-face, written, virtual)
  • Assessing the pros and cons of each method
  • Using personality insights to choose the best method for the audience and message
Communication Skills
  • Key skills for effective communication: listening, questioning, assertiveness
  • Using the Communication Cycle with an awareness of personality styles
  • Practicing tone, body language, and clarity through personality-aligned behaviours
Communication Barriers
  • Identifying barriers related to personality mismatches or assumptions
  • Strategies for bridging gaps between different communication styles
  • Using self-awareness to spot and reduce barriers in real-time
Communication Theory: Transactional Analysis
  • Understanding ego states: Parent, Adult, Child
  • Mapping ego state tendencies to your personality profile
  • Using TA to navigate challenging interactions and defuse tension
Meetings and Group Communication
  • Planning and delivering messages with different personalities in mind
  • Handling difficult behaviours and encouraging balanced contributions
  • Using your personality to positively influence group communication
Skills Practice and Action Planning
  • Applying your personality insights in communication scenarios
  • Roleplaying conversations and feedback with guided reflection
  • Building a personalised communication development plan

Download the Course Brochure

Download a copy of our Effective Communication Through Personality training course brochure below.

Download Effective Communication Through Personality Course Brochure

Our Approach

No PowerPoint

Yes, you read that right! We’ve removed PowerPoint from our in-person training courses. Instead we use more creative ways to deliver content and generate discussion.

Always Interactive

No matter how you attend, our courses are interactive and designed specifically for the delivery method being used.

Practical Tools

We minimise theory and focus on practical tools you can take away and use immediately in the workplace.

Clear Pricing

Transparent pricing for open courses and clear all-inclusive quotes for in-house and bespoke work.

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