We offer a lot of effective communication tips on this site. Today, we thought we’d focus in on just a few of the very best.
Effective Communication Tip #1: Pay Attention to Your “Non-Verbals”
We harp on this point a lot on this website and there is a reason that it is the first of our effective communication tips that we wanted to reiterate. That is because it’s so important. By far the majority of communication is non-verbal. What you wear, how you stand, the gestures you make, whether and how you touch others – these things speak volumes. Just think of how differently the same phrase can come across when whispered vs. yelled or spoken by a man in a suit vs. a man in a ski mask.
Always be conscious of the messages you’re sending with your “non-verbals” or the words you say may be overridden by contradictory messages from the rest of your communications. continue reading »
It’s great to talk in general terms about communication skills. But to really understand how they are applied, it helps to see examples of communication skills in the context of particular situations.
So here are just a few brief case studies to demonstrate 3 particular communication skills.
First in our examples of communication skills in action is… continue reading »
What are the very most basic communication skills?
We have already offered a very lengthy list of specific communication skills. Then we categorized a more focused list of types of communication skills.
But today we are going to narrow all of these skills down to just 4 basic categories. continue reading »
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