How to improve your everyday communication skills

How to Improve Your Everyday Communication Skills

By 17th Feb, 2014 | 06:25 pm

Do you have hard time communicating with people? Do you feel that you need to improve your intercommunication skills?

With a few simple steps you can improve your everyday communication skills. Let's have a look:

Be honest: Lies can lead you in directions where you would never want to go. Keep it simple and truthful. The truth can hurt, but that is why you must learn how to be tactful.

Listen attentively: Do you hate it when you have to repeat yourself because someone isn't listening? Well, so do most people. It's one thing to not hear someone, but it's an entirely different thing to not be listening. When someone is talking, try to minimize distractions.

Don't interrupt: You'll get your turn to speak; all you have to do is wait.

Be knowledgeable when speaking: If you really don't know something or you aren't sure, don't make the things you say seem like fact. It's acceptable to not know something.

Don't beat around the bush: Sometimes this can be confusing and long-winded. Most people appreciate it when you just get to the point.

Practice your conversation skills: Talk to the people around you whenever possible.

Use accurate language: Just say what you mean. Sometimes, euphemisms can confuse the listener. Only use jargon where people will understand. Also, keep in mind the age group of the listener. Young children will not understand an adult's advanced vocabulary.

Maintain appropriate eye contact: Too much eye contact can make a person uncomfortable. Too little eye contact will appear as though you are avoiding the listeners.

Source: ehow.com