For the month of December I am going to focus on how to improve communication as a facet of confidence building and give you concrete ways to improve your communication skills for the better. With Christmas looming and more social situations to deal with it's a good time to reflect on how we communicate and also to practice some new ways of doing things!We have talked a little about communication skills before and so you may want to have a look over these posts now:
Poor Communication Skills are a Sign of Lack of Confidence
Can't Say No?
Ok, so here's what are we going to cover in our communication skills mini series:
- Listening Skills
- Eye Contact
- Passive Aggressive Communication Style
- Aggresive Communication Style
- Passive Communication Style
- Assertive Communication
So you might be asking yourself, what's the connection between confidence levels and communication skills and why do I need to improve communication? For starters, effective communication can make such a difference to our personal relationships, our work relationships and even our relationship with ourselves. When we get communication right and start building positive connections with the people around us our confidence naturally increases.
You're also going to benefit if you feel your listening skills could do with some improvement as I show you some very simple techniques to improve your listening skills.
Real, focussed, non judgemental, listening is one of the most special gifts we can give to someone and this simple act of kindness can really help our relationships with others grow into something very meaningful.
When our relationships are good, we feel better about ourselves and this in turn helps us feel more confident.
Stay peeled for the first installment of how to improve communication!
With very best wishes,
Simone
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Listening is one of the most powerful communication techniques and still very few actually incorporate it. If judging by most people, most of them don't listen but wait for their turn to talk. When you listen you not only look like a very kind person, you are also learning much more than you could by talking.
ReplyDeleteOne thing you did not mention is Body Language which is at least 70% of our communication. A positive and open body language can help the opposite side open-up as well and engage in the conversation.
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today..........................
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what you are saying, teach the children good communication skills at an early age, that will boost their self-confidence. If they carry onto the path of self-development that will better prepare them for adulthood.
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