5 Best Ways to Communicate.
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Whether you’re trying to influence someone to buy your product, trying to convince a friend to go on a hike with you, or perhaps you want to know the best way to get a girl's number, remember that communication is 7% verbal and 93% non-verbal.
Oftentimes we get caught up trying to say the right words when they are only 7% of the equation. Communication is the transfer of information, and information is more than just words, it is also about your current emotional state, your energy, and your internal dialogue that influences 93% of how you communicate.
Becoming a better communicator is more than just saying the right words, it is also being able to express yourself with your facial expressions, and body movements and using different tonalities to express yourself fully.
Here are 5 ways to become a better communicator.
Listen More.
Listen to understand, not to respond. When we’re in conversation, we want to express ourselves and share our thoughts, feelings, and ideas, it’s great! However, you want to find a balance between holding and taking space. When you listen more, you are holding space for them to express themselves fully, allowing them to feel seen and understood. This leaves the other person feeling good and appreciated after their conversation with you.
Paint a Picture.
If good communicators make you feel seen and understood, great communicators take you on a journey. Great communicators bring life in their conversations, they use their body and facial expressions to paint a picture in someone’s head. This allows for your message to stick into people’s minds. Use your hands, move your body, go fast, go slow, shout, whisper, and go in accordance with the energy and emotions of your message.
Practice the Pause.
Oftentimes we are afraid of the “awkward silence”, we often talk too much and say unnecessary words just to fill this space. However, being comfortable with the silence will be of great benefit to you in your journey to becoming a better communicator and becoming your most confident self. A few moments of silence can emphasize what you're trying to communicate, it can create a space for someone to digest and understand what you just said.
Be Curious
When we’re in communication with someone, we often try to assume their stance or their point of view and give them a response based on these assumptions. This can result in miscommunication and misunderstanding that doesn’t lead to a productive conversation. Great communicators are curious, they inquire and ask questions so they may understand the other person from their point of view, they are curious enough to wear their shoes and walk a mile in them.
Open Heart Communication.
Principle number 4 of The Embodiment Manifesto talks about Open Heart Communication. This is when we create a safe space in our conversations that welcomes the other person wholeheartedly and gives them the opportunity to express themselves fully. A judge-free zone in the spirit of love, harmony, and kindness. Open-hearted communication can help dissolve conflict, prevent arguments, and de-escalate hostile situations.
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