You Can Make Your Communication Skills Better And Distinct

By Thomas Walters

Below are some tips that will help you make your communication style better:

Knowing how to improve communication skills will come easier once you become aware of your own communication style.

Each person has a unique way of communicating. Listen to your own speech. What kind of words do you employ? Which sort of body language and what tone of voice are you using?

Now, think of someone who, in your opinion, is a good communicator. Compare your styles. You should know that this is the first step towards having better communication skills.

You should take notice of other people's communication skills too. How do the most important people in your life converse? How do they speak? If they have styles that you think are good, then follow their lead.

Adjust to the other styles of communication. Don't think it is too late to change your way of conversing because it's been years. Your communication skills were learned, so you have the capacity to unlearn some of them. People sometimes have periods wherein their communication skills don't improve.

A father once felt that he couldn't get through to his teen daughter. She was growing and he thought she didn't tell him what was going on in her life. They had a heated conversion, and he asked her why she didn't tell him.

Her answer was that she had, but he was too busy lecturing her to hear her. He learned that adjusting his style to his daughter would involve listening first before jumping right into solving the problem.

To build rapport, during a conversation try and match the other person's movements, posture and verbal style. Don't mirror everything though. For example, if the person gives mostly short answers to questions, you follow suit.

Or if he talks at a slower pace, follow suit. Sure, this sounds inconsequential but it actually helps a lot to put others at ease.

The way you communicate at home may not be the same as in a different environment. You have to know when to change your style according to the venue. There are some things that you can't say in front of everyone.

Other things can be shared in a group setting. You communication skills will improve if you know how to change it for different situations. Many of us know someone who offers far too much information in a group setting.

You shouldn't criticize him for speaking in a different way. The world would be a very boring place if all the people had the same communication style.

Knowing your style and learning to adapt to other peoples' styles will surely improve your communication skills.

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