Communication: Building Confidence and Connection
Communication is a skill every company is looking for in an employee. While it seems like something that should be easy to understand, it is often the reason for relationship problems, losing jobs, academic struggles, and stress and tension in our everyday lives. Communication is at the heart of how we write, speak and relate to one another. It’s arguably one of the most valuable skills you can learn if you desire to make an impact on the world.
This course will allow you to utilize your own communication culture, while implementing elements of healthy communication and controlling the conversation climate around you. Learn in-depth observation skills for your surrounding environment, involving nonverbal communication, to create a more effective response to those you encounter.
Whether you are preparing for college, interviewing for jobs, or simply wanting to communicate with greater confidence and clarity, this course will give you tools to add to your toolbox of transactional and meaningful conversations. Strengthen and improve your communication skills through this interactive course.
In this immersive week-long experience, you will:
- Learn the basic tools of effective communication
- Master using confirming language in everyday conversations
- Learn the different conflict management styles
- Be eligible to earn a Conflict Resolution Certificate
- Understand how to have relationships with healthy communication
- Learn how to control the communication climate of your relationships
- Be better able to observe, read and respond to nonverbal communication
Cost
The cost for this program is $1,950 per student ($1650 for students from partner schools). This includes a week of immersive college-level courses taught by George Fox faculty, convenient on-campus lodging, three meals per day in the dining hall, and evening programming.
RegisterFaculty Lead
Kevin T. Jones
Professor and Chair, Communication Studies
Kevin T. Jones is a professor of communication with more than 30 years of college-level teaching experience at institutions including Azusa Pacific University, Chapman University and George Fox University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Biola University, a master’s degree in speech communication from the University of California, Fullerton, and a PhD in rhetoric and public address from Louisiana State University. Jones also teaches courses such as Public Speaking, Persuasion, Interpersonal Communication, Rhetorical Criticism, and Small Group Communication.
Experience living and learning at Oregon's largest private university this summer!
- Earn college credit in a hands-on learning environment
- Learn closely from George Fox professors
- Live on campus for a week and get a taste of college life
- Enjoy a variety of evening activities, from outdoor recreation to worship nights
- Meet new friends who share your interests
- Explore a future career and calling as you prepare for college
