Additional Resources for
Life Skills: Communication Skills

Use these resources to supplement our Life Skills: Communication Skills curriculum.

PowerPoint Presentations

These PowerPoint presentations were developed by CIMC to accompany our Life Skills: Communication Skills curriculum. To view a presentation online, select the link below. To download a file to your hard drive, right-click the link. If you do not have Microsoft PowerPoint, you can download a free PowerPoint viewer that will allow you to use these presentations in the classroom.

• Unit 1 - Communicating for Success (English) (Spanish)
• Unit 2 - Improving Communication in Everyday Life (English) (Spanish)
• Unit 3 - Using Words Correctly (English) (Spanish)
• Unit 4 - Speaking to a Group (English) (Spanish)

Other Resources

Other resources were developed by government agencies, universities, and private organizations. They are not a required part of the curriculum, but we think you will find something useful to your program. All are PDF files unless otherwise noted.

Unit 1

• Effective Communication
• An Overview of Diversity Awareness
• Diversity Activities for Youth and Adults
• Proverbs to Promote Understanding Across Generations and Cultures
• Family Focus: Improving Interpersonal Communication
• Communicators Guide for Federal, State, Regional, and Local Communicators

 

Unit 2

• Workplace E-mail and Internet Use: Employees and Employers Beware
• Family Focus: Barriers to Interpersonal Communication
• Getting Through Tough Times: Communicating Under Pressure
• Divorce Matters
  • Coping With Stress and Change
  • Talking With Children
  • A Child's View
  • Talking With Your Child's Other Parent
  • Visitation Dos and Don'ts
• Improving Couples' Communication
• Parents of Teens: Show You Care
  • Help Your Teens Do What is Right
  • Involve Teens in Family Decisions
  • Get to Know Your Teens' Friends
  • Show Confidence in Your Teens
  • Show Affection to Your Teens
  • Spend Time With Your Teens
  • Talk With Your Teens About Sex
  • Talk With and Listen To Your Teens
• Couple Talk: Enhancing Your Relationship
• Basic Family Communication
• People Talk: Enhancing Your Relationships
• When Words Become Weapons: Verbal Abuse
• Money Management: Family Communications About Money
• Communicating About Money
• Group Works: Effective Communication
• Group Works: Working With Group Conflict
• Dealing With Anger in Relationships
• Communicating Effectively With Children
• Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years: A Guide for Parents
• Understanding Adolescence
  • A Time of Change
  • Searching for Themselves
  • The Tasks
• The ABCs of Growing Healthy Kids: Good Times at Mealtimes
• Kids in Control: A Kid's Guide to Being Responsible
• Talking With Creditors
• Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People
• Navigating Work and Family
• Living With Your Teenager
  • The Changing Parent-Child Relationship
  • Understanding Emotional Changes
  • Understanding Physical Changes
• Working With Community Leaders
• Family Rituals That Build Strength

 

Unit 3

• The Role of the Audience in the Communication Process
• Avoiding Disastrous Beginnings and Endings
• Easy Formulas for Exceptional Writing
• Effective Army Writing (Microsoft Word files)
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 (Chapter 1 Review Questions and Chapter 1 Answers)
  • Chapter 2 (Chapter 2 Review Questions and Chapter 2 Answers)
  • Chapter 3 (Chapter 3 Review Questions and Chapter 3 Answers)
  • Chapter 4 (Chapter 4 Review Questions and Chapter 4 Answers)
  • Chapter 5 (Chapter 5 Review Questions and Chapter 5 Answers)

   

Unit 4

• Thinking Verbally: Communication Tips for Technical Presentations
• Thinking Visually: Graphic Tips for Technical Presentations
• Speaking Globally: An Exporter's Guide to Effective Presentations
• Delivering Effective Presentation
• Outlines That Make Writing Easy
• A Guide to Public Speaking
• Tips for Presentation Graphics
• Using Graphics to Report Evaluation Results
• The Three Commandments of Technical Writing (PowerPoint presentation)

 

Updated 02.20.07