Communication Strategies: Making Decisions

As a college student, you will use this strategy when you:

• Make decisions about the purpose, audience, context and tone of your communication.
• Decide how to organize your thoughts, respect hierarchy and navigate sociocultural norms.
• Decide on the accuracy and appropriateness of language and the communications technology you use in a given context.
• Adapt to wide-ranging standards. levels or ability and expectations from class to class, workplace to workplace.

To learn about critical thinking:

• Watch this LinkedIn Learning video on critical thinking strategies  (Note: use your RRC email and password to log-in)
• Watch this LinkedIn Learning video on how to spot your cognitive bias  (Note: use your RRC email and password to log-in)

To learn about making decisions about the context of your communication:

• Watch this LinkedIn Learning video on communication foundations. (Note: use your RRC email and password to log-in)

To learn about the importance of using appropriate tone in your communication:

• Watch this LinkedIn video on deciding when to use formal or information communication methods. (Note: use your RRC email and password  to log-in)

To learn about how to communicate your decision-making process:

• Read this short article titled 7 things to Share When You Communicate a Decision.

To learn about how to ask quality questions to make decisions:

• Watch this video on the Socratic questioning model

To learn about when and how to involve others in making decisions:

• Watch this LinkedIn Learning video on collaborating when making decisions (Note: use your RRC email and password to log-in)

To access Live Supports to help you with making decisions:

• Request a session with an RRC Academic Coach.