Communication Rules - Hearing Loss Association of North 通信规则-北听力协会.pptVIP

CommunicationRules Suggestions for More Effective Communication Some Things To Think About Hearing People and HOH People have Mutual Responsibility for Improving Communication. Most Hearing People Do Not Know How to Talk to a HOH Person. Most Hearing People will try to be helpful when they learn how to help. It helps if they know you’re doing everything you can. COMMUNICATION RULES Two Sets of specific Communication Rules For a Hearing Person Communicating With a HOH Person For a Hearing Person Communicating With a HOH Person … Continued For a Hearing Person Communicating With a HOH Person … Continued For a HOH Person Communicating With a Hearing Person Pick the best spot to communicate by avoiding areas that are poorly lit and very noisy. Anticipate difficult situations and plan how to minimize problems. Tell others you have a hearing loss and explain how to best talk to you. For a HOH Person Communicating With a Hearing Person … Continued Pay attention to the speaker. Look for visual clues to what is being said. Ask for written clues of key words, if needed. For a HOH Person Communicating With a Hearing Person … Continued Do not bluff. Provide feedback Don’t just say, “Huh?” Tell them what you heard and what parts you missed. Thank them for helping. For a HOH Person Communicating With a Hearing Person … Continued Arrange for frequent breaks if discussions or meetings are long. Try not to interrupt too often, but do interrupt when you need to. Set realistic goals about what you can expect to understand. Summary There’s a lot you can do to improve communications. Others can and will help when they know how. It’s up to you to take the initiative. Hearing loss is not a “Spectator Sport”. * Adapted by Debra Myers, Hearing Loss Association of East Texas (with permission from Sam Trychin from his Communication Rules book). This book (and other Sam Trychin material) is available at: . This presentation may be used freely by HLAA Chap