By John Khu

Introductory comments by Royane Real

You might be the most fascinating person in the world, but nobody’s going to know it if your communication skills aren’t very good.

Even if you are very brilliant and creative, if you have poor communications skills, you will end up sounding as if you aren’t very smart.  If you get nervous or awkward when you try to make conversation, you won’t make a good impression on other people.

A lot of social skills can be learned and improved if you consciously work at developing these skills.  You may benefit from having a coach or taking a class in effective speaking.  It can be very useful to have someone point out to you what you are doing right, and where you could use some improvement.

Being a good communicator doesn’t depend only on what you say.  You also need to know how to say it.

In this article by John Khu about letting your personality shine, he gives some good basic tips on improving your image when you speak to others.  Body posture, voice, and good eye contact are important for you if you want to appear self confident.

You can use these tips to sound more confident whether you are simply making small talk, or giving an important speech.

Even if you were not born with the ability to talk easily with others, you can improve your ability if you commit yourself to practicing your communication skills at every opportunity.  

( These introductory comments above are written by conversation expert Royane Real - author of: “Your Guide to Making Friendly Conversation)

How to Make Your Personality Shine Through Enhancing Your Communication Skill

By: John Khu

Do you gather attention of the listeners when you speak? How effective are you in your dialogue? Do you have the communication skills in you?

These are the questions that are needed to be answered if you want yourself to be heard and appreciated among the crowd. Communication skills lets you gather attention of the listeners whenever you speak. Communication skills affect your interpersonal relationships with others and the response you get from them.

Here are 6 skills that groom your personality and make you impressive whenever you speak.

Communication skill 1: SOUND MORE INTELLIGENT

Speak just a bit slower to allow yourself to select your most appropriate vocabulary and to give the impression of thoughtfulness. Deliberately pause at key points - this has the effect of emphasizing the importance of a particular point you are making.

Communication skill 2: SOUND MORE POWERFUL

Speak clearly. Do not shout or whisper. Use short, simple declarative sentences. You say what you mean and you mean what you say. Cut out any useless connectors, adjectives and adverbs, especially superlatives.

Communication skill 3: SOUND MORE POLISHED

Never answer a question with a blunt 'yes' or 'no.' Append a short phrase of clarification. For example, "No, I did not see it." "Yes, I know sir."

Communication skill 4: SOUND MORE ARTICULATE

Make a special effort to pronounce the final sound in a word and use its energy to carry over to the following word. People will judge your competency through your vocabulary. If you are not sure how to say a word, do not use it, which will pull down your communication skill instead of boosting it up.

Communication skill 5: SOUND MORE CONFIDENT

Carry your body up. Hold your head as if you had a crown on it. Do not let your arms and legs have side-to-side motion when you move. Keep your elbows and knees close to the midline of your body. Your body movements express what your attitudes and thoughts really are, controlling them adds to your communication skill.

Communication skill 6: SOUND MORE POLITE

Always remember to greet the listener before starting a conversation or making an oral presentation. Tell the audience what you are going to tell them.
At the end, summarize what you have told them.

Communication skill 7: SOUND MORE TOUCHY

Try to judge how your listeners are more comfortable taking information from you and make sure you feed them in the same way as the want. Many people are best at absorbing information they get through their eyes, others need hands on experience to set the message in their heads most effectively.

As with most personal skills, communication skills cannot be taught. One can only point the way. So as always, practice is essential, to improve your skills generally and make it your best each time you speak. Let your personality shine!

John Khu is an experience entrepreneur and internet marketer. He specializes in communication development and personal happiness. http://www.communicationessence.com

Article Source: http://www.eArticlesOnline.com 

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