Communication training

 

1️⃣ Printable Cards

• Traffic Light Cards 🟢🟡🔵🔴🟣

• Emotion / Feeling Cards 🙂😢😡😨😌🤔😷🛑

• Problem / Topic Cards Sleep, Eating, Home/Family, Relationships, Medication, Safety

• Severity / Urgency Cards 🟢 Mild, 🟡 Moderate, 🔴 Severe

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2️⃣ Body Language & Gesture Icons

• 👋 Hand wave → attention

• ✋ Stop → pause

• 🙏 Hands together → thank you

• 🤲 Open hands → receptive

• 🏃 Walking away → need a break

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3️⃣ Storyboards & Posters

• Step-by-step communication flow for group and one-to-one

• Visual guidance for Traffic Light, Emotion, and Problem Cards

• Examples showing non-verbal communication in practice

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4️⃣ Easy Read Booklet / Training Guide Pages

• Advocacy, mentoring, coaching overview

• Verbal & non-verbal communication strategies

• Step-by-step examples for using cards and signs

• Reflection exercises

• Quiz and knowledge check

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5️⃣ Role-Play / Practice Sheets

• Guided exercises for students, trainees, staff, and counselors

• Simulated group discussions and one-to-one sessions

• Using cards, gestures, and basic Makaton / sign language visuals

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6️⃣ Quiz / Knowledge Check

• True/False + Multiple Choice in Easy Read format

• Checks understanding of inclusive communication principles

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7️⃣ Optional Free Sign / Symbol Visuals

• Basic Makaton / sign language illustrations for: hello, yes, no, help, stop

• Optional Braille symbols for key words like “help,” “stop,” “yes,” “no”

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This will produce a ready-to-use, all-in-one module for:

• Students, trainees, staff

• Counselors, therapists, healthcare professionals

• Group workshops and one-to-one support

• Both verbal and non-verbal communication

•  Traffic Light Cards (printable, Easy Read)

  🟢 Green – I want to speak

  🟡 Yellow – I have a question

  🔵 Blue – I need more time

  🔴 Red – Please slow down

  🟣 Purple – I need a break

  🖼 Visual idea: Each card is large, bright, with the word + simple icon showing the meaning.

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  2️⃣ Emotion / Feeling Cards

  🙂 Happy

  😢 Sad

  😡 Angry

  😨 Anxious

  😌 Calm

  🤔 Confused

  😷 Pain

  🛑 Stop

  🖼 Visual idea: Each card has the word + matching facial expression illustration.

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  3️⃣ Problem / Topic Cards

  😴 Sleep problems

  🍽️ Eating / appetite

  🏠 Home / family

  👥 Relationships / friends

  💊 Medication

  ⚠️ Safety / self-harm concerns

  🖼 Visual idea: Each card has a simple icon + clear word, easy to point to.

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  4️⃣ Severity / Urgency Cards

  🟢 Mild

  🟡 Moderate

  🔴 Severe

  🖼 Visual idea: Bright colored cards matching the Traffic Light theme for quick recognition.

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  5️⃣ Body Language & Gesture Icons

  👋 Hand wave → attention

  ✋ Stop → pause

  🙏 Hands together → thank you

  🤲 Open hands → receptive

  🏃 Walking away → need a break

  🖼 Visual idea: Simple, clear icons for quick recognition during sessions.