Overview/DescriptionIt's vital to maintain open, effective communication on a team. However, it's all too easy to adopt bad habits. Without realizing how badly it affects your team, you or another team member may communicate in ways that lead to misunderstandings, cause unnecessary conflict, keep others from having their say, and prevent the team from performing as well as it could. In this course, you'll learn about different verbal barriers to effective team communication and strategies for overcoming them. But speaking is only one part of communication; effective listening is vital too. So you'll also learn about specific active listening techniques that can help you be a better listener. Target AudienceAll levels of employees; anyone who participates on any type of team.