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Better Communications workshop

Language barriers affect the workplace with communication breakdowns, misunderstandings, and barriers to connection. This seminar develops awareness and strategies so employees & their employers can be proactive in building better communication with speakers of other languages. 

Two construction workers from different backgrounds communicate with each other on a job site.

Course Description

In partnership with the Literacy Center of West Michigan, WMCI’s Better Communication’s Workshop is a one-day, 4 hour session that covers the basics of understanding and overcoming language differences in the construction industry. Students will learn practical strategies to communicate information in ways that are more easily understood and strategies to check comprehension of feedback. 

course details

Instructor: Christy Dam

Customized Workplace English Instructor, Literacy Center of West Michigan

 

Better Communications workshop Registration

The Better Communications Workshop is closed for the Spring '25 semester. If you have any questions about availability, please email Jordyn Willick at jwillick@wmcinstitute.com.

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