How to improve communication skills

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              What is communication skills? 

The word communication is came from the word commune, which means to communicate something. It's just a skill which helps us to communicate with other person. First myth that i want to clear is that good communication does not mean knowing the English language. English is just a language and communication is a skill. These both are two different things. Communication skill is an art that can be learned, that can be developed. In simple words, communication skills allow you to understand and be understood by others.

           Importance of Communication skills

Every day we communicate with other human beings around us that includes our family, friends, etc. But if we don't know how to communicate then our life becomes restricted. Just think about it, if your communication skills wereeffective and productive then what would be its effect on your future, on your career, and also in your overall personality. If you go to the work every day and assume that you have 100 of different ideas but if you can't express them, what's the point? 

How many of you believe that if you improve your communication skills then you are improving chances of success in your life? 

Communication skills plays an important role in everyone's life whether he/she is a student, teacher, or anything else. One of the biggest reasons that many of the students suffer is just because of bad communication skills. Communication skills make the personality of a person totally different. If you are good in communication then you can convince anyone and also you can gain respect and attention from everyone. It improves our body language also. Communication skills also build leadership or we can say that it improves the overall personality of a person. Here, personality doesn't mean good-looking. It means good communication skills make a person confident. Businesses and organizations are the places where communication skills are required most. Marketing, advertising, sales and many more departments are there in which you have to be excellent in communication. Good communication doesn't mean knowing the english, it means the way we are interacting with someone. 

           How to improve communication skills

Here are some ways through which we can improve our communication skills. 

1) Change Priorities: If you want to develop your communication skills then first you have to change your priorities. If your priority is developing your communication skills then there is no force in the world that can stop you. 

2) Listening: To become a good communicator, it is important to be a good listener. Communication is not just about speaking rather it's also about listening. If you will pay attention to what the other person is saying then it will gonna make your communication more better. For this, you can watch web series, English movies, etc. Even if you are a great listener, I guarantee there are still some areas where you should improve yourself. Active listening means that you are engaged in what the other person is saying. From listening you will know the exact pronunciation of the words.

You can improve your active listening by following:

1) Pay attention when someone is speaking.

2) If you like the way that someone speaks then try to keep it in your mind and after your conversation with that person, try to recall and repeat it in the same way.

3) Reading: To be an excellent communicator, you also need to start reading. When you read something you come across various things which are unknown to you, you come to know about new words and phrases also. Reading also increases your vocabulary, it will help you while speaking and hearing english. It will also improve your thinking and analytical abilities. When we read some novels then we figure out who the murderer is before the book tells us. Readers can have multiple stories or topics to discuss and they can also become the center of attraction. So start reading some novels, it will not only help you in communication but also it will give you some knowledge.

4) Practice: As we all know that practice makes a man perfect. Here the practice doesn't mean that you have to practice all the time. Before sleeping try to give just 15 to 20 minutes and in these minutes you have to think and speak in English with yourself about what you have done today. When you are speaking to yourself try to record it in your phone, so that you can come to know where you are making mistakes and keep on practicing daily then you can see changes in yourself.

5) Confidence: Confidence plays a very important role in communication. If you are talking with someone and you are not confident then the listener will assume that either you don't believe in what you are saying or you are not sure. Confidence in communication will come from experiences, so to get better, practice more and more. It's all about facing the fear and doing it anyway.

6) Eye Contact: Eye contact is also important in communication. By making eye contact we can make our conversation more better and effective too. Eye contact is a type of body language that is extremely important during the conversation. By making eye contact with the person you are talking to shows that you are taking interest in talking with them

7) Smile: When you are speaking with someone or delivering a speech then a smile is very necessary. You should start your conversation with a smile. If you are not confident in speaking with a large audience then you can start your speech or whatever with a smile. Smile not only overcomes the fear but also shows that we are interested in talking. But you don't have to smile nonsensly. It depends on the situation. If you and someone is talking about a sad topic then you don't have to smile. your facial expressions should depend on the situation.

8) Body Language: Body language involves body movements, facial expressions, tone of voice, and gestures during communication. Smiling and maintaining eye contact is also important while moving hands during speaking. If you have the habit of rubbing your eyes then don't do it while conversation. It doesn't matter how interesting or engaging a speech is, but what the most matter is your body language.

9) Talk to the point: We should not waste our time in unimportant things. When you are speaking something then it should be to point, simple and short also.

10) Make short notes: you should also make some short notes where you can write some words and that will gonna really help you. You don't have to just write them but also you have to use all those words and am sure if you will do all these things then it will really improve your communication skill.

I am not saying that if you will do all these things then you will get results in few days only but if you will practice all these points then it will gonna take some time and then you can speak confidently with anyone. I know English is just a language but yeah its important too because if you wanna go to foreign then you must know english. If you dont know how to communicate then how can someone understand you? 

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