BETTER COMMUNICATION

Following are some tips to improve your communication:

1.       You should be clear about objectives of your communication. Think ‘what you want to communicate’ before you make your communication.

2.       You should organize facts and thoughts related to your communication objectives.

3.       If you are making face-to-face communication or addressing in a meeting, establish eye contact with your listener.

4.       Create an atmosphere for free and frank communication.

5.       Always use simple language while communicating, so that listener may be able to understand your communication.

6.       Ask for feedback from your listener, so that he may have chance to say about any confusions in your communication.

7.       Make your communication relevant and interesting to the listener.  If are able to create suspense in your communication, then the listener may apply more concentration in listening your communication.

8.       During your communication, remember to pause at appropriate time. Do not speak too fast or too slow.

9.       During your verbal communication do not frequently refer to notes or text.

10.    Economize use of adjectives in your communication.

11.    Use appropriate voice, tone and body language to suit the message of your communication.

12.    For clarity to your listener, it is better to provide examples and illustrations in your communication.

13.    Avoid distracting sounds during your communication.

14.    Communicate with feelings and concern.

15.    You must become a good listener to become a good speaker.

16.    Ensure yoiur actions and justify what you communicate.

17.    Communicate at appropriate place and time.

18.    Moderate communication with respect to reactions of listeners.

19.    Reduce length of communication channel. Too many channels in communication create distraction in communication.

20.    You should communicate only when communication is needed.

21.    You should be brief and clear in your communication.

22.    Sequence your communication – (i) Say what you are going to say, (ii) Say what you want to say, and (iii) Say what you have said.

Have a nice day!

With best wishes,

Keshav

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Setting Proper Goals

Setting proper goals according to strengths and abilities is a major step towards success. There may be two kinds of goals when we set goals for our life-

(i) Long term goals, and

(ii) Short term goals.

A boy or girl may aim to become an engineer while studying in middle class and this may be termed as long – term goal, as it takes years to fulfill. Qualify the competitive examination to be held in near future may be turned as a short – term goal for a candidate.

While setting the goals one should see the following points –

-          Strengths and Abilities (including knowledge and skills),

-          Weaknesses,

-          Resources, and

-          Opportunities.

One should set proper goals that are achievable. It is improper for a commerce student to set his goal to become a scientist. The person should be more practical and reasonable while setting goals.

When we wish to have success, we should understand that success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal. Goals are important, because they orovide us a sense of direction towards success to achieve success , one should start and continue progressive realization journey.

When a person achieves one goal, he can set another goal to achieve.

So, be clear about setting your proper goals!

Have a nice day!

With greetings,

Keshav