Communicating in English???????

TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

Clarify ideas before communicating: Systematically think through the message and consider who will be receiving it and/or affected by it.

Examine the true purpose of communication: One must ask himself/herself this question – what am I really aiming to accomplish with this message? The use of language can then be suitably adjusted.

Take the entire environment, physical and human, into consideration: Questions such as, what is being said, to whom and when are very important. Your skill lies in how you say it and, of course, your timing. Adapt your language to the environment.

Be careful of the overtones and the basic content of the message: The listener will be affected by they way you put across your message. Your tone and facial expressions are also to be considered.

Use crisp language and be clear: It is very important that the words are well chosen and that you stay as crisp and concise as possible. In other words use minimum words to send across the message and convey useful information.

Follow-up on communication: One must solicit feedback in ensuring that the receiver has understood the message. If the person has not understood, tone down the language.

Be a good listener: By concentrating on the receiver’s response you can ensure his extent of interest in you and also if he is concentrating.

In this video you will see none of these tips is applied. An example of how far we can reach when communication is not the end goal of our conversation.......Absolutely worth watching!!