Templates

As the project manager, a lot of your time is spent on managing the expectations of all stakeholders. People migrate in and out of the project. People change their ideas and opinions about things. And You may experience some “amnesia” among stakeholders. So how can you manage stakeholder expectations? Communicate, communicate, communicate - Status, meetings, newsletters, discussions, etc. In order to communicate effectively, it is crucial to understand your, and your stakeholders’ communication style.    

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The Communication Style Assessment breakdown communication styles into 4 categories and helps to identify dominant communication preferences.  Once your stakeholders complete the assessment, you can see the characteristics of their style, the discussion topics they value, priorities, and the state or time they value the information to be coming from.  The assessment also provides tips on how to communicate with the different dominant styles. 

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The assessment is not just for your stakeholders to complete, but for you as well! It is just as important for you to learn your communication style, as it is for you to understand your stakeholders. When you know your preferences, you can be more aware of how you speak to others and how others perceive your communications.  You can then work to tailor your approach to others.  Tailoring your communication style is an extremely effect way to provide the valuable communication needed to have a successful project! 

  

We provide helpful templates in most of our courses, and this is one of the most popular. Click here to download your own copy of the Communication Style Assessment. Come back often to see other templates to help your projects thrive!