So, you ready for the stuff you can do right away?
Me too! Let’s rock.
1. Get into unfamiliar circumstances that tend to put your brain into learning mode.
The common learning mode is in unfamiliarity. When you are in a familiar and comfortable situation, your brain tends to be lax and less attentive. That’s why off-site training is more effective than on site. It is not just the cost you know? (Communication is never about the cost, it’s more about the result)
So decide what is it that you want to integrate into your behavior? Choose one of the exercises to improve communication skills. Go and get your feet wet in uncharted territories. Now common sense needs to be used often while you do it. Remember situational judgment?
2.Overcome hesitation by asking for stupid things at shops
If you have trouble of being very sensitive, are self conscious, if feel that you always need to be correct and things like that, Do this one. It is very liberating. Because of my huge ego, I had a real problem of needing to be right all the time. Once I started this exercise, it was so revealing and relaxing.
I went to a food joint and asked for a haircut! My heart was beating fast and I was sweating after I asked. I repeated the question when the waiter was confused. They said sorry we don’t do that here, I said “ok. Thank you” and ran away. It was fun. Now all my colleagues and friends do it often when they find themselves stuck in a situation. I don’t know why it works. But I can tell you, it does wonders in improving your communication skills.
3. Learn a new language.
The best way to make your brain muscles work and flex.
Language is one of the greatest gifts to humans and probably all our progress is due to the fact we can speak and understand each other.
The unfortunate side effect is that people are getting into more and more linguistically created barriers. It is not as complicated as it sounds
An example can help you.
You ask some one “Do you like reading books?” and they may say "No, I have never liked reading books”. So this person is binding himself to not liking books for ever. How could he have broken this spell?
Well by saying something like “no, till now, I have not liked reading books.”
That gives him a chance to like books at least in future
To come out of such binding linguistics, I suggest you learn new language. It will refresh your existing language connections in the brain and improve communication skills in many ways.
Something like deleting the temporary internet files and refreshing the browser page for faster access to the web pages
4. Take a 500 word article; rewrite it to express different emotions i.e. the whole article should reflect only one emotion.
Language, like your face, is a way for expression. We all get used to seeing different expressions on face but, forget to do so with our language. This exercise will go a long way in developing flexibility of language and develop your communication.
5. Do the left and right coordination exercise to activate your creative abilities by making use of your non dominant hand.
Principle: the creative part of your activities is controlled by right brain. Right brain also controls the left part of your body. When you want to make use of the best of the both world and when you want to improve communication skills, keep them synchronized. 90% of population is right handed and no doubt they don’t make more use of their left hand. Use your left hand to do some of the basic things like brushing your teeth and eating.
At an advanced level, write with left hand. These activities will sufficiently increase the dormant power of your right brain. If you are left handed, just do the opposite i.e. if I ask you to do something with left hand, do so with right hand? The exercises are given in the order of difficulty. Feel free to tear it apart and do it any way you want. There are no rules for creativity.
The aim of these activities is to improve communication skills by improving your right-left brain synchronization.
Bottom line: Do things differently. it will improve your communication skills
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2006-09-16 22:32:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Practice, practice, practice.
Also record yourself, get the home video recorder out and tape yourself in an informal environment, listen to what needs improving, maybe it's certain pronunciations or the way you deliver.
Do it this way as you want it come naturally, and then you won't end up as some people do slipping from one accent into another depending on the environment. The new you, should be yourself but improved, but importantly not an act.
Read what the common errors are that people make during speech, and correct yours if you have any.
Another thing is to practice reading out loud, listen to your voice as you read every sentence, and then reread the whole paragraph again as if you have an audience. Reading out loud is a great way to question yourself if you are pronouncing the word correctly, in the right tone and will build up your vocabulary at the same time.
2006-09-16 22:45:03
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answered by nickieca 3
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Hi, Honey! Improving one's communication skills and voice accent is quite essential if one desires to achieve success in any field. First, learn the basic principles of language. Second, listen to others who speak well. Third, practise with proper accent and intonation. Read the newspapers and magazines for information and usage. Read fiction, travel accounts, books on personality development of reputed authors. Write about anything adopting your own style of narration and imagination. Listen to the news of BBC, CNN, NDTV, TIMES NEWS, HEADLINES etc. observing the accent, pronunciation and intonation of the newsreaders. Participate in speech functions and prepare your own speech. Practise the speech at home standing in front of a mirror and watch the movements of your lips and sounds you produce. You have to practise with concentration. Certainly you'll succeed. Every thing can be achieved with concentration and determination. Nothing is impossible. Good luck!!
2006-09-16 22:40:03
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answered by SRIRANGAM G 4
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2016-08-21 07:40:17
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answered by ? 4
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2016-10-15 02:14:19
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answered by ? 4
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2016-08-09 14:34:01
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answered by ? 4
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While doing a job I had to interact with many international students from WMU. One African student had very good English I asked how. He told me that her refused to speak in his native tongue and made sure that he surrounded his self with only English speaking people. He hardly had an accent and spoke very good English.
2006-09-16 22:20:55
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answered by newspapermaker 2
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just look in the mirror and think yourself as a great orator.this is the visualisation technique.try to speak as convincingly possible in the mirror because you are the best judge that could use for himself.
The visualisation technique is sure to provide good results.
2006-09-16 23:25:51
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answered by Hari_21 2
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Practice! No matter what skill you are trying to learn if you don't put it into use you will never improve. As we say, use it or lose it.
2006-09-16 22:19:29
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answered by wdy_67 3
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u sound really so decent already..just keep on practising..dont strain ur voice much..use moderate pitch.
2006-09-16 22:27:33
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answered by Confused Princess 2
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