Communication Needs - 10 Ways to

Here are 10 ways to make communication more enjoyable for everyone.

1. Smile at strangers.  Some of us have taken our parents’ warnings to not talk to strangers a bit too far. Just because you smile at someone doesn’t mean you are inviting him to step over your boundaries.
2. Refuse to get involved in ‘my story is worse than yours’ contests.  You don’t have to complain about the traffic, your kids, the significant other, the boss, just because everyone else is. Communicate the good and positive things in your life, rather than the negative things. This type of communications is much more enjoyable for those involved.
3. We were given two ears and one mouth. Learn to listen twice as much as you speak. You’ll be considered a great conversationalist! You will also be more likely to truly understand what is being communicated to you.
4. Be in the moment.  Keep your mind where your body is. If you allow yourself to be distracted you are more likely to miss the true nature of what is being communicated to you.
5. Communicate acceptance with your eyes. Keep your eyes on your conversation partner. Let her know you are involved with her words.
6. Speak with a smile. Open yourself to the conversation.
7. Say please and thank you to every soul you meet. Gratitude begets appreciation. Appreciated people feel happier.
8. Moods can be contagious. Deal with your mood before conversing.
9. Be ready to laugh. Laugh loudly, laugh often. Adult’s average 12 laughs a day. Children laugh over 400 times a day.
10. Breathe. Our bodies need a good supply of oxygen to function at peak performance.

Just imagine how much nicer our communication experiences would be if everyone we had to communicate with practiced the above ideas. To look at it from the other direction - if you come across someone that isn’t smiling or laughing or is clearly in a bad mood perhaps you could still practice the above things, and particularly the part about listening twice as much as you talk and find out why they are down. Often allowing someone to unload what is bothering them can make a huge difference to them resolving the problem.  You are meeting their communication needs.

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