Effective Communication: Skills and Strategies to Effectively Speak Your Mind Without Being Misunderstood

66 Pages·2018·0.87 MB·english

by  Keith Coleman

Effective Communication:

Skills and Strategies to Effectively
Speak Your Mind Without Being
Misunderstood
Copyright © 2018 by Keith Coleman

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: 13 Power Packed Tips to Enhance Your Public Speaking
Skills and Communicate Effectively
Chapter 2: Actionable Body Language Tips to Compliment Your
Verbal Skills
Chapter 3: How to Stay on the Same Foot While Communicating
With People
Chapter 4: Using Speech, Tone, and Pitch to Your Advantage
Chapter 5: Effective Communication in Personal Relationships
Conclusion
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Introduction

Imagine a scenario where two people who possess the equal
technical knowledge, experience and skills are applying for the same
job. Everything else being the same, one is a fantastic communicator
who knows how to put across his/her point effectively and send out a
clear, compelling and confident message. The other candidate,
however, struggles to convey his/her thoughts, ideas and words.
Who do you think will eventually bag the coveted job? Of course, the
person possessing sound communication skills!
Communication skills act as the basis of all our relationships
—personal and professional. You need it for everything from acing
your job interview to pursuing the hot new date everyone is vying for.
It is an essential tool for productivity, making a positive impression
and professional growth. Imagine having a head full of ideas but not
having the ability to express or convey these ideas. Wouldn’t that be
highly unfortunate? Communication gives you the power to put
across your ideas assuredly and compellingly.
All our relationships in this world are determined by how we
relate to people. We can’t fulfill all our needs ourselves. Relating to
and seeking help from other people requires communication. Do you
want to see what insufficient communication can do? Well, grab a
ticket, hop on a plane and fly to a destination whose language you
don’t have a clue about. Expressing every little detail will become a
herculean task. You will have trouble finding even necessary things
like food and shelter.
Communication is the ability to collaborate, shares idea with
and relate to the world around you. It makes transferring ideas less
challenging. The real superpower of a human is the ability to
socialize, express opinions and collaborate. This is precisely what
led to the creation of aircraft, automobiles, highways and electrical
systems. The ability to collaborate, contribute and express ideas.
Be honest, when you meet a person for the first time, how do
you form an impression about them without knowing them
immediately? Through their appearance and the manner in which
they communicate with you, you can form an impression of them.
Similarly, you can use effective communication to sweep people off
their feet in the first meeting itself, while influencing them to do what
you want.
Without the process of communication or the ability to
communicate, we would be limited by our brain’s ability to perform
tasks or share ideas. The world is about ideas and selling your ideas
impressively to other people, and effective communication makes
that possible. You can help persuade and convince people by
creating a stellar impression. How do you think salespersons who
you don’t even know can sell you things which you don’t even need?
The answer is simple—the power of communication!

Advice on How to Use the Information in This Book,
or Any Book for that Matter
Knowledge is valuable only when put into action. Otherwise, it
doesn’t serve any purpose.
What is the best way to gain information fast in the shortest
period of time? Do you merely read books or do you use books?
Power is the ability to take action. If the books you read give you the
ability to act, that’s real power. Information is facts, data, numbers,
statistics, principles, and theories. There’s plenty of information
everywhere on the internet.
When you have plenty of information, it becomes knowledge.
Knowledge is accumulated over a period of time. Textbooks are a
source of information. You read many books, give tests to assess
your understanding, and then wonder why everything in your life is
the same. Think about this—maybe you haven’t converted
information into knowledge, and knowledge into experience.
Experience allows you to test the knowledge you’ve acquired.
Making mistakes will enable you to figure out whether you’ve learned
the right knowledge. You are observing a pattern of what works and
what doesn’t.
Don’t just read books is all I want to tell you. Use books.
Every person’s wisdom is different, it comes from their own
experiences. My wisdom may not be the same as yours. Go beyond
watching videos and reading books to actually take back information
and implement it. Apply information shared in this and other books to
know what works for you and what doesn’t. You can’t learn to swim
by reading about how to swim.
While reading or listening through this book, take away the
three most significant and actionable ideas, lessons or techniques
that you can implement right away!
Chapter 1: 13 Power Packed Tips to

Enhance Your Public Speaking Skills and
Communicate Effectively

One of the most significant indicators of a powerful
communicator is someone who can engagingly put across their point
when addressing an audience. Whether you are giving a
presentation to a boardroom full of people or talking to a broad
audience from a podium, some valuable pointers can help you
communicate more effectively when it comes to driving home
important points. Are you able to persuade and convince people of
your idea? Are you able to express yourself compellingly on a public
platform? Are you able to communicate with a group of people
without any space for misunderstanding?
Here are 15 power packed tips to transform into a highly
effective and articulate public speaker.

1. Grab Attention with a Powerful Beginning and End
This doesn’t go on to say everything in between should be
mediocre. It just means your beginning should be powerful enough
to get your audience hooked and listening intently to the rest of the
speech. Don’t begin with some nondescript and uninspiring like
“Today I am going to talk about so and so.” It is plain, insipid and
boring, and doesn’t encourage your audience to listen any further.
Instead, begin with a shocking or unexpected statistic, an
incredible statement, an interesting anecdote or a powerful
quotation. The idea is to induce shock and interest to grab your
audience’s attention. Don’t make it unnecessarily scandalous
though, just include an element of surprise.
Similarly, while concluding the speech, offer a summary of all
the important points made during the speech to reinforce what
you’ve said, eliminating any misunderstandings. Also, close with a
powerful statement or quotation that your audience is likely to
remember for long. Make it unique and memorable!

2. Work with a Script but Don’t Read Looking at It
I always recommend creating a rough skeleton of what you
plan to say in the speech. It can include important points you wish to
address or quotations/anecdotes you want to use during the speech.
We are human, and there is a tendency to forget things. Work with a
rough script or draft and keep building upon it as you speak. This will
invariably come when you go with the flow of the speech and gauge
audience reaction.
However, don’t ever read from a script. Use it only as a
prompt. One of the most powerful ways of connecting with your
audience involves looking them in the eye and speaking. You will
come across as more credible and drive home the point more
effectively. If you need to look into the paper for clues, simply glance
at it and then convey it to your audience by looking them in the eye.
Never ever read verbatim from your notes. It makes you come
across as a highly ineffective communicator.
By maintaining eye contact with your audience, you focus on
the message. Create a brief and rough outline to keep on track with
the speech but always communicate by maintaining eye contact with
your audience. The speakers who read directly from a script make
themselves appear highly ineffectual. There is no eye contact, and
as a speaker, you don’t come across as passionate in the points you
are making. You won’t light up your audience or lead them to action.
It goes without saying that you need a powerful opening and closing