Are you Communicating Effectively?

Success in life usually means being successful with people. Rarely
do you see someone ever make it to the top alone. And being
successful with people is all about communication.

Whenever we communicate with someone, do we always get the response
we want? In our attempts to motivate our staff, do they always
respond by getting motivated? Do we manage to transfer the meaning
of our communication across in the manner we expect all the time?

The answer is a flat no!

Learning and applying the following strategy on effective
communication will enable us to communicate more effectively and
successfully.

Words, Tonality & Body Language

Communication consists of three major elements. The words we use,
our tone of voice and our body language.

According to research, the total impact of our communication
consists of words (7%), Tone of voice (38%) and body language
(55%). Body language is made up of our facial expression, gestures,
posture, breathing pattern, eye movement and muscle tension.

Although what we say is extremely important, it is the least
impactful when compared to how we say it (tone of voice and our
body language).

As a salesperson, your ability to effectively communicate your
product benefits determines the outcome of the sale.

As a business owner, your ability to motivate your staff, attract
new clients and investors is determined by your power as a
communicator.

To be an effective teacher or parent, you must be able to motivate,
inspire, convince, build rapport and sell ideas to your children or
students.

You can tell a client how great and exciting your company is but if
your tone of voice is dull, your face expressionless and your body
is sagging with fatigue, it would be difficult to expect him to buy
or accept your idea.

Or you could be a teacher with the most deadpan expression and tone
of voice wondering what is the reason of not being able to motivate
or inspire the students under your charge.

The point is that when we communicate, we mustn't only pay
attention to our words, neglecting the more important factors of
our tone of voice and our body language.

In order to communicate effectively, it is imperative for us to
make sure that our non verbal communication is not sabotaging us,
but aligned and congruent with our highest thoughts, enabling us
mastery of the communication process.

Master the art of communication and you'll start to see success
become easier to achieve because people who like will help you on
your way to achieving your goals.