24 Jun 11 How to a Develop Effective Communication Skill?
Communication skill is a vital part of our life. If you don’t have a good communication skill and fail to send the intended message across effectively, your relationship, work everything may suffer. Be it personal or professional life, effective communication is very important. Poor communication skill can result into conflict, misunderstandings, disagreement, and confusion resulting into anger, doubt, allegations and growing distance in relationships. Learn from mistakes; develop an effective communication skill. These tips may help you.
Improve your diction
Important of all things is your pronunciation. Even right grammar, great vocabulary skill may fall flat because of poor diction. Try to make your accent globally understandable. Start with singing English songs, talking in front of the mirror, imitating some ideal speakers or journalists, watching news in channels like BBC, CNN. Refer to www.m-w.com for pronunciation guidance. Some books, audio CDs may help you too. While you speak, ask others to judge you, correct you.
Reading helps
Many times, we do not consider reading being related to speaking, but yes, it is. Unless you enrich yourself with good books you cannot reflect good communication power. So start reading as much as you can. Read good novels, journals, national dailies. Start with easy language oriented books; gradually move on to serious books. Read what interests you.
Keep a dictionary handy
Always keep a dictionary in your pocket. Whatever books you read, underline the words you are unable to understand. Make a list of words, which are new to you. Write their meanings. Now try to incorporate them in your daily conversation.
Good listener
To master good communication skill, you need to listen to good things first. Be a patient and attentive listener. See how experts speak. Do not interrupt or get defensive. Listener to others speaking.
See others point of view
Try getting others point of view, and then you will know how others can interpret your words. We all want to be heard, understood, and accepted. Encourage others to speak, try to understand their points. They will be more likely to listen to you if they feel heard.
Take criticism positively
Many of us just don’t like to be criticized. It is easy to feel critics are wrong and turn defensive. However, do not forget, it’s for your help only. Listen to the criticism, find out what makes them say so and work on the same.
Follow these tips and develop an effective communication skill.
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02 Oct 09 Deal With A Mean Manager
If you’ve ever had to cope with a boss or manager that is less than friendly, life at work can be extremely difficult. Most people just don’t know how to get around this, and instead let their personal lives suffer because their professional life is hopelessly out of order. Not to mention the fact that a problematic boss seems like an unsolvable issue that you just have to live with. But not necessarily, as long as you know what to do about that troublesome superior.
Make peace with yourself before you try anything on your boss. Cope with the fact that they aren’t rude or angry with you because of your job performance. Rather it’s just a negative personality trait that your boss has. Just like a bully, the bad behavior is a social issue that they have, not something you’ve done wrong. So don’t let it bother you as much as it might, because their rude attitude has nothing to do with you.
Asses the problem, and after you’ve made peace with the fact that the anger isn’t about you, evaluate your options. If your bad boss is a real problem, you may have to take the issue higher within the company. Consider your options for reporting an issue like this within the company, and also your legal rights if you feel the treatment is completely unwarranted. Otherwise this may be time to asses your career.
If you feel this problem can’t be solved within the company, you might just have to suck it up and look for a new job. If you don’t like the way things are going at your current company, you just might have to pack up and go to a different one. If you just can’t work with your boss, and don’t have any other avenue to correct the situation, it’s not a bad idea to start again somewhere else.
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24 Sep 09 Professional Networking For Shy People
Trying to network when you happen to be a shy person can be a very daunting task. The hardest thing to do sometimes in your professional life is stepping outside of your comfort zone. But in an economic downturn, it’s more important than ever to get your name out there. Maintaining a good score card at your current company just isn’t enough anymore, as that position is not as guaranteed as in the past. Only by making sure others are aware of your skills, and track record, can you ensure that you’re as hirable as possible, should anything happen.
Preparing for the worst is never a bad idea, and that’s especially true of your job. Try to keep that in mind as you brave the networking world, despite your shyness. It’s rough, but try going to professional networking events around you. Whether it be seminars in your field, or any other gathering of the like where other professionals are likely to be found. Or if it helps don’t think of this as just job related, but rather a chance for you to meet more people in the same area as you are. Developing professional relationships with others that know what you’re going through is always a good thing.
Now you just have to battle the route cause of your tendency to be shy in public gatherings. If you fear that you don’t have anything interesting to say, prepare for that beforehand. Because a professional atmosphere is much different than a regular social gathering, just being knowledgeable about your industry is a good start. If you’re good at your job, you’re already well prepared. Just make industry related insights, and you can make connections either with people that share those thoughts, or those that are intrigued by such thinking.
Finally, it’s always a good strategy to bring someone you know to an event, so that you have a partner. You may feel more at ease by bringing a colleague, or friend that you have in the same industry. Anything that helps you feel relaxed and casual. Stay courteous and positive, and you’ll find networking to be pretty easy. You just have to extend your hand so someone else can take hold.
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