<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578168980284677038</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:45:33.596-04:00</updated><category term='management training games'/><category term='team communication'/><title type='text'>Interpret</title><subtitle type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Improve your team communication skills&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

A lively, challenging team exercise which explores team communication, the management of information and the planning and implementation of a strategy.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://teamcommunication.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3578168980284677038/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://teamcommunication.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Bob Bissett</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578168980284677038.post-1286369646463620117</id><published>2008-07-07T13:52:00.021-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-18T13:08:30.421-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='team communication'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='management training games'/><title type='text'>INTERPRET for effective team communication</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;em&gt;Interpret&lt;/em&gt; is a lively, challenging team exercise which explores team  communication, the management of information and the planning and  implementation of a strategy.  &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The element of competing against the clock or another group raises  energy levels and contributes to a sense of being a 'team'. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Participation  is 100% from every tea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;m m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;ember. It has to be if they are to be successful.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interpret&lt;/em&gt; is an ideal exercise  to highlight the importance of effective communication, problem-solving,  organisation and leadership within a team environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!-- ******************************************************************** --&gt;  &lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Participants will increase their awareness of:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agendatext"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Communication of a common meaning through&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; effective&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; questioning and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;active listening to ensure understanding&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SHNQpj_EikI/AAAAAAAAAAg/2wxLtYS7Kqw/s1600-h/interpret.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SHNQpj_EikI/AAAAAAAAAAg/2wxLtYS7Kqw/s200/interpret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220605068017175106" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The management of information flow between individuals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; and  the entire team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The relevance of effective planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Problem solving skills including the evaluation of possible &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;courses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; of actio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;n and the need for rehearsal of processes before they ‘go live’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Understanding of team organisation and effective group management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The effectiveness of process reviews in team activity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Individual needs and input within a  pressured team environment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Working under time pressure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;b&gt;Development areas covered with this game:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class="agendatext"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Communication and Teamworking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Establishing a common language and meaning within groups and teams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Active questioning and listening skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The sorting, structuring and retention of unfamiliar information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Problem Solving and Task Planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Working under time pressures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Effective planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Leadership and Team Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Recognizing and managing the contribution of individuals within a team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Developing awareness of individual needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Team decision-making&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The control and implementation of plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Delegate Packs:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Each game purchased comes complete with 12 delegate packs featuring  our laminated &lt;em&gt;Key Point Card's&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;Our &lt;em&gt;Key Point Cards&lt;/em&gt; are 4x6 inch laminated cards which provide  delegates with a quick reference to the main themes of  the &lt;em&gt;Interpret&lt;/em&gt; exercise back at the workplace.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Additional delegate packs can also be purchased.&lt;/p&gt; --&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;“I highly recommend &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Interpret&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; to any team who wish to uncover and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;celebrate their current communication abilities, yet pinpoint directly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;where they should develop. This game is incisive, insightful, intelligent &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;and just plain fun!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark Bowden,  &lt;a href="http://www.truthplane.com"&gt;TruthPlane Communication Training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.canamgam.ca/interpret_detail.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.canamgam.ca/interpret_detail.html"&gt;Click here to find out &lt;b&gt;more&lt;/b&gt; about Interpret.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p face="arial"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.canamgam.ca/interpret_II_detail.html"&gt;Click here to find out about &lt;b&gt;Interpret II&lt;/b&gt; - for advanced team communication.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3578168980284677038-1286369646463620117?l=teamcommunication.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.canamgam.ca/interpret_detail.html' title='INTERPRET for effective team communication'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3578168980284677038/posts/default/1286369646463620117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3578168980284677038/posts/default/1286369646463620117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://teamcommunication.blogspot.com/2008/07/interpret-for-effective-team.html' title='INTERPRET for effective team communication'/><author><name>Bob Bissett</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SHNQpj_EikI/AAAAAAAAAAg/2wxLtYS7Kqw/s72-c/interpret.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry></feed>
