Thursday, February 01, 2007

The Ultimate Communicator

Although you can play a game of chess with rules, you cannot write a poem with one. 
Your creativity will take you to levels you cannot get to with rules, always strive to develop your USP (Unique Selling Preposition)

Communication is not one direction. It goes both ways. To become an effective 
communicator, you must be a good listener. Once you know what your "audience" wants, you are better able to communicate to them. You should care about the people with whom you communicate. Talk with them, not to them. People don't want you to talk at them. They want to communicate. Think about it: the root word is "commune." It means to live and share together. This is what we do when we communicate together--we share words and ideas. This means we must care about the people we are communicating with. We should be interested in their needs and desires.

Focus on clarity: The most effective communication is clear communication. Many speakers believe that they should be as ambiguous as possible--but that is not what makes them effective! The 
important principle is clarity. Do they (your audience) understand your message? Be as clear and 
concise as you can. Never go any longer than it takes to make the communication as clear as it needs to be.

In order to be effective, communication must be done over and over again. Very rarely will you be able to communicate something just once and have someone or some group walk away with full understanding. It just doesn't happen that way. You need to do it often and with varied ways. This is what will make it most effective.

Improve your vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling: When people hear you or read what you have written, they look for class and style. This can often be noticed through your vocabulary, your pronunciation, and your spelling. If you want to be more effective, then focus on improving in these areas. 

A key phrase is that our vocabulary directly affects the way we both view and interpret the world around us. If we have a small vocabulary, it limits our ability to define or communicate what we 
see, feel and hear. The larger the vocabulary, the better our ability to relate.

You can become an effective communicator! Start with improving the fundamentals and you will get better. Once you have mastered the fundamentals - and very few have - then you can start on the 
advanced areas and become a world-class speaker!


I wish You Great Success.

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