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Communication Skills

Agriculture And Extension · Level 6  ·  5 Chapters

Compiled by: Winnie Apiyo

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What Communication Skills covers

Communication channels, written and oral skills, body language and group work are all applied in Communication Skills for Agriculture And Extension Level 6. Outcome one asks you to identify and evaluate communication channels and to draw and present the communication process with its elements. Outcome two covers written communication needs, types and barriers, and the revising of workplace writing guidelines. In outcome three you demonstrate body language and non-verbal techniques that promote inclusivity. Outcome four sets up, reviews and maintains oral communication pathways and builds workplace etiquette, active listening and public speaking. Outcome five organises groups, applies questioning and listening techniques and addresses group communication challenges.

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Careers after Communication Skills

Clear speaking, writing and group work are needed wherever farm teams and farmers exchange information.

  • Farm management teams - You set up and maintain oral communication pathways between owners, supervisors and workers, on farms around Naivasha.
  • Producer associations - You apply group communication strategies, organise groups and delegate roles, in towns such as Bungoma.
  • Agricultural colleges and demonstration farms - You deliver presentations, practise workplace etiquette and write learner notices, in towns such as Narok.
  • Seed and input outlets - You explain products to customers with clear oral and written communication and use effective questioning and listening to understand what each customer needs, in Embu.
  • Rural advisory businesses - You run your own advice service, using body language, active listening and written communication that you evaluate and revise, in Garissa or Voi.

Evaluating the channels an organisation uses is a skill you can offer to employers and clients alike.

Chapters

1
Apply communication channels
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2
Apply written communication skills
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3
Apply non-verbal skills
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4
Apply oral communication skills
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5
Apply group discussion skills
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What Communication Skills covers: 28 main topics in 5 chapters

1. Apply communication channels

  1. 1.1 Communication Channels
  2. 1.2 Challenges of effective communication
  3. 1.3 Evaluation of Communication channels at workplace
  4. 1.4 Draw communication process, discuss and present its elements of communication

2. Apply written communication skills

  1. 2.1 Written communication
  2. 2.2 Written communication needs
  3. 2.3 Types of written communication
  4. 2.4 Barriers of written communication
  5. 2.5 Analysis, evaluation, and revising of written communication

3. Apply non-verbal skills

  1. 3.1 Non-verbal communication
  2. 3.2 Non-verbal communication techniques
  3. 3.3 Demonstrate types of body language

4. Apply oral communication skills

  1. 4.1 Oral communication
  2. 4.2 Types of oral communication in an organization
  3. 4.3 Communication pathways
  4. 4.4 Ways of reviewing oral communication pathways
  5. 4.5 Maintenance of oral communication pathways
  6. 4.6 Workplace etiquette
  7. 4.7 Active listening
  8. 4.8 Practice how etiquette is applied at the workplace
  9. 4.9 Initiate a conversation using the question-answer method
  10. 4.10 Prepare and deliver a presentation on public speaking

5. Apply group discussion skills

  1. 5.1 Group communication strategies
  2. 5.2 Effective questioning, listening and non-verbal communication techniques
  3. 5.3 Challenges of group communication
  4. 5.4 Team work
  5. 5.5 In pairs practice turn-taking in a speech
  6. 5.6 Delegate roles and responsibilities in a group

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 70 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 155 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 131 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 39 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 14 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 782 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 4 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 80 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 48 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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