soul & spirit article on the importance of communication part 2 august 2014 1
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The way you see yourself can alter the way you express and communicate with people in any given situation. It’s important to access the deeper parts of yourself in order to uncover the layers of your behaviour to make subconscious coping mechanisms become conscious. This empowers us to improve our expression and communication with ourselves and others, in the key areas of life: health, wealth, well-being, work and love. Clear communication therefore requires awareness, flexibility and acute yet agile listening – there’s a lot to listen for!TRANSCRIPT
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a lot of pressure, experience stress and feel undervalued – this impacts their health, as well as personal and workrelationships. Therefore it is a must to learn about the most effective ways to interact, as it impacts the way peopleare heard, perceived and understood by others.
BECOME AWAREThe way you see yourself can alter the way you express and communicate withpeople in any given situation. It’s importantto access the deeper parts of yourself in order to uncover the layers of yourbehaviour to make subconscious copingmechanisms become conscious. Thisempowers us to improve our expressionand communication with ourselves andothers, in the key areas of life: health,wealth, well-being, work and love.
Clear communication therefore requiresawareness, flexibility and acute yet agilelistening – there’s a lot to listen for!
The art of conversation, like any other art, is a skill of elegance, nuance andcreative execution.
The ability to communicate well is a life-long task and an important one, too,as it helps us come together as families,tribes, and nations. It’s a must to masterthis skill in order to function effectively in society, without it we would be fullyisolated and become extinct.
Tony J Selimi is anElite Life & BusinessSuccess Coach,Mentor, Healer,Speaker and Author of A Path
to Wisdom (£19.99, Panoma Press). For more information about Tony’s newbook, visit apathtowisdom.com
OUR EXPERT
LEARN TO LISTEN Communication is a two-way street – do
more listening and less talking. Observe
the changes in others as you spend more
time listening. Stop, listen and be prepared
for feedback and clues of comprehension.
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU AND OTHERS VALUE Recognising how to interact through other
people’s values will help you go far in life.
It opens many doors that lead to many
paths, as you’re perceived as engaging,
caring and loving
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY, HOW YOUWILL SAY IT AND WHY Clearly understand the purpose and intent
of your message. Ask yourself what
outcome you want to achieve and the
impression you want to leave. We all know
it’s not always what you say but how you
say it that counts. Convey your message in
a cooperative and non-adversarial tone
REACH AN AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING You must understand and be understood.
Make sure your message has been received
as intended and any questions or concerns
have been alleviated
CLARITY OF THOUGHTBe clear about what you want to express.
Often we spend more time speaking
about superficial matters rather than
addressing core, significant and underlying
concepts. Inner clarity and thorough
communication with yourself is vital
TACT AND GOODMANNERS MATTERThat said, don’t let them inhibit you
from speaking your truth. If your
communication isn’t honest, integrity
is lost and relationships suffer. Tact
matters as much as honesty!
SILENCECommunication isn’t only about the words
a person verbalises – it’s also the silence
between them. We learn about each other
by what we don’t say as much as by what
we do say. From this we can better
understand which topics to discuss, as well
as the ones to avoid.
TIPS TO IMPROVECOMMUNICATION
Experiment with these ideas so you
can experience communication and
life more powerfully...
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