If you communicate well, then you can solve most of your problems if not all. Here are 5 tips to be a powerful communicator:
1. Listen attentively
Most of us listen to our past experiences and not to the fact. For example, if a person calls his computer mouse an elephant then you feel awkward.
It is so because, in our reality, a pointer device used with the computer is a mouse, not an elephant. Our past experience has created that reality which is causing us to feel awkward.
It could be an elephant in the context that a person wants to convey, possible?
To listen effectively, we should seek first to understand what another person is saying without applying any past experience.
If we do so, we’ll get the context and understand what other person is communicating.
2. Presume ownership
You’ve listened to what other person had to say. Now, you need to presume ownership for the actions you intend to take.
In order to communicate effectively, you need to actively choose your response. Presuming ownership will help you choose your response.
3. Note your concerns and non-understanding
You’ve listened to what other person had to say, you’ve presumed ownership, now what?
You need to note down your concerns and non-understanding.
When you take things out of your head, you’ll get a very different perspective.
4. Ask questions and seek answers
Now, you’ve your list of concerns ready, you’re ready to ask questions. Asking questions is the most powerful tool to get required clarity about the matter. Don’t forget to ask specific questions to get specific answers.
5. Acknowledge
So, you’ve got specific answers and you have got a fair understanding of the fact. Next is to convey what exactly you’ve understood. When you’ve understood what other person has to convey, the communication is effective.
To summarize, when you listen attentively, presume ownership, take your concerns out of your head, ask specific questions to seek specific answers and acknowledge what you’ve understood, your communication becomes more powerful.
Make it so, start today!
