<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>WorkLife-Matters.com; focus on Occupational Social Work &#187; Communication</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/category/communication/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:03:54 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Assertive Communication &#8211; 6 Tips For Effective Use</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-6-tips-for-effective-use</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-6-tips-for-effective-use#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger, aggression & bulling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklife-matters.com/?p=488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What IS assertive communication? Assertive communication is the ability to express positive and negative ideas and feelings in an open, honest and direct way. It recognises our rights whilst still respecting the rights of others. It allows us to take &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-6-tips-for-effective-use">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-6-tips-for-effective-use/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How To Reduce Stress In The Workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-reduce-stress-in-the-workplace</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-reduce-stress-in-the-workplace#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most places of employment are a source of some stress for the people that work there. This kind of stress can be a good thing &#8211; it encourages professionalism, promotes performance, and helps people achieve goals and get things done. &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-reduce-stress-in-the-workplace">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-reduce-stress-in-the-workplace/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Importance of Understanding Conflict Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/417</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/417#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger, aggression & bulling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conflict exists throughout environments of all kinds. In the workplace, no matter how much you attempt to avoid it, if you work with people the chances are you will have to deal with conflict at some point. People coming from &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/417">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/417/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to stop being annoyed</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-stop-being-annoyed</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-stop-being-annoyed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety & Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever get annoyed at work? Your colleagues are carrying on and for some reason it just starts to get under your skin – may be the annoyance occurs for reasons that you just can&#8217;t explain. Well this is &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-stop-being-annoyed">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/how-to-stop-being-annoyed/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Conflict</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/conflict</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/conflict#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger, aggression & bulling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The attached article provides information on conflict; from a definition, along with understanding the impact conflict has on communication, the stages of conflict as well as management strategies for conflict. pdf article.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/conflict/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>We Are All Role Models &#8211; Small Eyes Are Watching You</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/we-are-all-role-models-small-eyes-are-watching-you</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/we-are-all-role-models-small-eyes-are-watching-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 01:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men's Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was only about six or seven years old, the local chief of police was a bodybuilder. We lived not too far from the police station and in the summer time, I could watch him train in the backyard &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/we-are-all-role-models-small-eyes-are-watching-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/we-are-all-role-models-small-eyes-are-watching-you/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Assertive Communication &#8211; 10 Tips For Expressing Yourself Assertively</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-10-tips-for-expressing-yourself-assertively</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-10-tips-for-expressing-yourself-assertively#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger, aggression & bulling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Think before you speak. The first step is to be clear within yourself as to what you want to say. 2. Communicate your needs without excuses or disclaimers at the beginning, such as &#8220;well, this may not really be &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-10-tips-for-expressing-yourself-assertively">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/assertive-communication-10-tips-for-expressing-yourself-assertively/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Aggressive, Assertive of Passive?</title>
		<link>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/aggressive-assertive-of-passive</link>
		<comments>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/aggressive-assertive-of-passive#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger, aggression & bulling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goal Setting & Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aggressive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assertive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passive]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.worklifematters.com.au/?p=146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Assertiveness is a method of communication that lets others know your ideas and feelings, while respecting their feelings as well. A person behaving aggressively states her feelings directly, but she violates the rights of others. For example, suppose a neighbor &#8230; <a href="http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/aggressive-assertive-of-passive">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.worklife-matters.com/article/aggressive-assertive-of-passive/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

