Communication isn’t one of the easiest tasks but with little bit of patience, will and practice we can all learn it.
When sending a message across, we immediately assume that the other person understands it, but assuming is generally wrong.
I wanted to make this post long, fill it in with lots of communication goodies, but then I decided to start with some very simple basics.
While looking around I found a nice little article at Paulstips.com: Seven tips for powering up your communication skills and you might want to have a read….In fact read it few times if you have to and read it loud to yourself, then remember your last time when you were frustrated because of a broken communication channel and its effect, or when you communicated something and for "some reason" people didn’t get it.
An example:
Don’t just expect others to know.
If you do expect others to know and you care only about this much, then maybe is wise to share the blame when something fails.
When something fails, before pointing fingers and throw blame, let the other person defend and say why things went wrong.
That person’s answer might give you clues on how to handle the communication next time, because knowing the people you’re in contact with is a part of knowing how to efficiently communicate your messages.
You might want to read as well the 12 steps to smoother conversations and if you want to get deeper try the Communication Skills Manual (PDF ahead 84 pages).
Have fun reading!
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