Communication Skill

Communication Skill

All behaviours and feelings find their original roots in some form of communication.” Miscommunications can quickly be the death of any relationship. Improving your communication is essential for healthy relationships. But how can you do that?

 It’s up to both the message-giver and receiver to make communicating effective. The listener should use active listening to receive the message being said. This means attentively listening to the message being conveyed. From there, you should reflect, and then respond. Sometimes, the response involves a simple acknowledgement. Other times it requires something a little bit more in-depth. 

When it comes down to it, being a better communicator is about improving your listening skills and improving your ability to express yourself to others.

Maybe you grew up in a family that was just bad at communicating or you’ve picked up some bad habits along the way. Regardless, it’s always a good idea to brush up on your communication skills and remind yourself of how to do so healthily and effectively.

It’s between two people. Both parties involved have to be committed to improving communication for any relationship to work. It’s a two-way stress. 

1. Practice Active Listening - many misunderstandings could be well avoided by simply listening - actively listening. - understand the message being said, rather than just reacting.

2. Take Into Account WHO You’re Talking To - These differences matter! But knowing the audience can help convey the message in a way that the other person will understand, which is, undeniably, important when talking or trying to solve a problem with others.

3. Body Language - In most cases, talking with your legs and arms uncrossed and maintaining a neutral expression can help navigate through.

4. Ask Questions - These are good questions to ask yourself. What did they mean when they said ____? Ask! Assumptions never help anyone.

5. Think Before You Talk - Many of us are very reactive creatures. You can determine the possible outcomes, decide what you want the outcome to be, and try to make that outcome happen through the words you choose. Always read over what you’re about to say before pressing send.

6. Be Specific the more specific the better. Instead of saying “that thing,” name the object.

7. Remain Positive and Optimistic - This is basically a rule for life in general. If you’ve ever heard of the law of attraction, you might know that most of the time you get what you put out into the world.

8. Make Eye Contact - Generally, maintain eye contact for about 50% of the time you speak, for about 4-5 seconds each time.

9. Don’t Bring Up Past Conflicts- This is mostly to do with disagreements, and you’ve probably run into this one a few times before.

10. Use “When you ____, I feel _____” Statements - this is your template to convey your feelings without blaming the other person. Rather, this indicates that they influence how you feel but it doesn’t put full blame on them. Instead, it helps them understand.

 

Use Effective Communication Techniques

Alright, so you’ve got 10 ways to communicate better. What else is there?

Try using the 7 Cs of communication:

  • Clear
  • Correct
  • Complete
  • Concrete
  • Concise
  • Consideration
  • Courteous

Additionally, practicing empathy can go a long way. This means being able to understand and share the feelings of another. This can especially help with personal communication so that you can more clearly understand one another and avoid stepping on one another’s feelings.

Tools to Improve Your Communication Skills

What else can you turn to for improving your communication skills?

Alternatively, there are also a variety of podcasts outlining effective communication techniques. Grab little snippets each day from them and try them out in action!

Start Communicating Effectively Today!

Effective and good communication isn’t a secret. There are endless resources to choose from. After learning a bit more about it, the next step is taking action. Use the above tips to improve communication in the workplace and at home. Things start getting so much easier when communication is crystal clear.

xxxxx 

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