From Anxiety to Excellence: Overcoming Self-Doubt to Master Communication
Struggling with communication skills? Don't let self-doubt hold you back! Discover how to transform from anxiety to excellence by mastering effective communication. In this blog, we debunk the myth that great communicators are born, not made, and then share three practical habits to improve your skills. Whether for better job opportunities, healthier relationships, or personal growth, strong communication can make all the difference. Start your journey today and watch your confidence soar!
No More Boring Chats: How Adding One Word to Your Communication Boosts Your Impact
Remember the last time you saw a really bad movie? Or a dull play? It likely suffered from the same issue: underdeveloped characters, uninteresting plots, or lack of motivation. Just as these elements can make a performance fall flat, they can also drain the impact from your communication. The solution lies in one simple word.
Breakthrough Communicator Tip # 6: Model and Expect the Behavior You Want in Return
The building blocks for developing deep, secure personal and professional relationships are committing to conversation, using intention and expectation, and seeing the child in charge. In order to help in these three areas we find the iris and make eye contact to build instant rapport and use their name to grab and hold attention.
But what next?
How to we proceed?
This is an important moment for Breakthrough Communicators. When we determine if our other is right for us. Is this the type of person I want to build a deeper, more secure relationship with?
And it doesn't have to be everyone. We have ideal clients for a reason. We surround ourselves with individuals who bring out the best in us for a reason. It does not, should not, and cannot be everyone.
So how do we determine who fits?
Why People Don't Listen to You
Ever wonder why people don’t listen to you?
I do.
Every day.
And in my years as a theatre director, writer, educator, and communication coach, I’ve defined the three primary reasons your audience does not listen to you.
I’m certain there are more. I’ll spend the rest of my life searching them out.
In the meantime, these are the top three reasons why people do not listen to you:
1) You’re not saying anything. NOT, you’re not contributing anything of value or speaking the language of your ideal client or audience or solving a problem or whatever.
You’re not engaging in conversation and communication with others.
People cannot listen to you if you’re not speaking. So, of course, no one listening to you if you’re not spending time everyday engaging in conversation with the express purpose of building deeper, more meaningful personal and professional relationships.
Sounds obvious doesn’t it? But raise you’re hand if you’ve ever been in a position where you determined beforehand you wouldn’t be heard so you just chose not to speak.
That’s tough.
That’s real.
That’s some people’s lives.
Be Gentle, But Firm: Breakthrough Communicators' Tip #18
Before entering the room, my graduate advisor looked at me and said, "Remember, you're the expert."
In the moment I definitely didn't feel like the expert. But in reality, no one in that room put in the time, energy, and effort on that particular production, and the research which informed my approach to it.
Breakthrough Communicators are experts. About themselves, their ideas, their work, their product and service offerings, and their wants, needs, and desires.
If I could go back in time and handle that room of faculty members differently, I would utilize this Breakthrough Communicator technique.