Attitude Is Infectious and
Drives Behavior
Your
attitude is the first thing people pick up on in
face-to-face communication.6
Just as laughing, yawning, and crying are infectious, attitude is infectious.
Before you say a word, your attitudes can infect the people who see you with the
same behavior. Somehow just by looking or feeling, you can be infected by
another person's attitude, and vice versa. When you are operating from inside a really useful attitude,
such as enthusiasm, curiosity, and humility, your
body language tends to take care of itself and sends out unmistakable
signals of openness... More
Effective Speaking
Perhaps the greatest single stumbling block to real communication is the
one-sided nature of speaking. Most of us think
of "communicating" as a one-way process. Two monologues do not make a dialogue,
however. Exchange between you and your targeted prospect is the key to effective
communication. So, listening is an active pursuit for selling your ideas.
What
makes people listen? The three basic factors are:
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Self-interest;
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Who's
speaking; and
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How
they say it.
Understanding the basic principles of how we communicate and why we listen -
what works, what doesn't, and why - starts you on the road to a realistic
appraisal of what you want to say and how you plan to say it... More
Effective Listening
Often we have too much difficulty
listening to other people
because3:
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we "know" what we are going to hear;
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we are seeking confirmation, not information;
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what's being said is getting in the way of what needs
be said...More
Non-verbal Communication
Communication is not just about the words you use. In fact,
you communicate more with your gestures and expressions, your
body language. "Start to notice your body
language, and other people's and see how much you can pick up about what
someone saying just by watching them."1...More
NLP Solutions: How To Prevent Misunderstanding
Rapport is the first step in good communication. We are all excellent
communicators - and still we are misunderstood, for we are not only gifted
and creative communicators, we are also gifted and creative receivers. A
sender cannot decide what the signal will actually mean to the other person,
only what they would like it to mean. When you mean one thing and the other
person shows you by their response that they have a different meaning,
nobody is wrong and nobody is to blame.
How misunderstandings can be prevented? This is
usually done by paying attention to the other person's response. The
responses you get give you valuable pointers about what to do next. One
NLP presupposition sums this up: "The meaning of the communication is
the response you get".
Cross-Cultural
Communication Challenges
Culture is often at the root of
communication challenges. Exploring
historical experiences and the ways
in which various cultural groups have related to each other is key to
opening channels for cross-cultural communication. Becoming more aware of
cultural differences, as well as exploring cultural similarities, can help
you communicate with others more effectively. Next time you find yourself in
a confusing situation, ask yourself how culture may be shaping your own
reactions, and try to see the world from the other's point of view...More
Taking the Preferred
Styles Into Account
To work effectively with people, take their
preferred style
of interaction and decision-making
into account. Many misunderstandings derive from differences in style. For
example, "Perceivers" may see "Judgers" as unwilling to take the time to
explore creative options. Conversely, "Judgers" can become irritated by
"Perceivers" who may stray from the agenda...More
Understanding Mental Maps
A Mental Map is a powerful way of expressing the
though patterns, pictures and associations that already exist in the brain.
Different people take in the world through different senses. People have
different preferred ways
of thinking and communicating their experiences - some express
themselves in pictures, others talk about how things sound to them, and
others speak about how things feel. If you want to connect with them, you
have to figure out which sense they favor...More
Creating Rapport
"To create rapport,
it is important to mirror, match,
and pace the person or persons with whom you are communicating."3 Rapport is a process of building a sustaining relationship of
mutual trust, harmony and
understanding. It is essentially meeting
individuals in their model of the world...More
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