How to Improve Interpersonal Communication Skills?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 style="text-align: center;"> Communication Skills a key to success - Lead your way </h3> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BQ-4K_KD3_Q/UosAvqXqhZI/AAAAAAAABLA/zdQPsAszCO8/w259-h194-no/interpersonal+skills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BQ-4K_KD3_Q/UosAvqXqhZI/AAAAAAAABLA/zdQPsAszCO8/w259-h194-no/interpersonal+skills.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="border: 1px solid #000; height: 250px; width: 350px;"> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">Post Contents:</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">1) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a1">Listen before you Speak:</a></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">2) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a2">Choose the right words:</a></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">3) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a3">Argue, but don't shout:</a></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">4) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a4">Smile when you speak:</a></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">5) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a5">Look into the eyes:</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">6) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a6">Talk with examples:</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">7) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a7">Show positive body language and gestures:</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">8) <a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a8">Be diplomatic:</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica new; font-size: large;">9)<a href="http://howtotackleproblems.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-improve-interpersonal.html#a9"> Be straight forward: </a></span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> <br /></div> <div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica new'; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span id="a1" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1) Listen before you Speak: </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This is a golden rule and the first rule to be followed in order to improve your interpersonal communication skills, as certain people tend to speak with the different perception without listening completely to what others say and end up in a bad situation.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So be patience and listen completely to what others say, so that you can give the best reply or suggestion. And Moreover a <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2012/11/09/10-steps-to-effective-listening/" target="_blank">good listener</a> can learn lot of new things from others, as one can always learn from others, no matter the age and gender of a person. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) Choose the right words: </b><span id="a2" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For this one has to practice a lot, for choosing the right word, one has to strictly follow the first rule of Interpersonal skills " Listen before you speak" this will help 50% of your effort to choose the right words.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The other practices would be to improve your ways of thinking towards a situation or a topic, the following are the ways of thinking:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> </div> <h2 class="answer_summary" id="bonus_answer_summary" style="color: #333333; float: none; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Different <a href="http://lateralaction.com/creative-thinking/" target="_blank">Types of Thinking</a> to improve your interpersonal skills</span></h2> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>a) Critical thinking</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - This is convergent thinking. It assesses the worth and validity of something existent. It involves precise, persistent, objective analysis. When teachers try to get several learners to think convergently, they try to help them develop common understanding.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #274e13; line-height: 16px;"></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>b) Creative thinking</b></span><span style="color: #333333;"> - This is divergent thinking. It generates something new or different. It involves having a different idea that works as well or better than previous ideas.</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13;"></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> <span style="line-height: 16px;"></span></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-weight: bold;"><b>c) Convergent thinking</b></span><span style="color: #333333;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b><b>- </b>This type of thinking is cognitive processing of information around a common point, an attempt to bring thoughts from different directions into a union or common conclusion.</span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="line-height: 16px;"></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #274e13;">d) Divergent thinking</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><b> - </b>This type of thinking starts from a common point and moves outward into a variety of perspectives.</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #274e13; line-height: 16px;"></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>e) Inductive thinking</b></span><span style="color: #333333;"> - This is the process of reasoning from parts to the whole, from examples to generalizations.</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13; line-height: 16px;"> </span></span></div> <div class="sources" style="padding-top: 20px;"> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sources:</strong> <a href="http://www.ves.wpsb.org/focus/typesofthinking.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003366; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">http://www.ves.wpsb.org/focus/typesofthinking.html</a></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <br /></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <span id="a3" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>3) Argue, But Don't Shout:</b> Some people get emotional and start shouting to prove their point, but no one like a person who shouts so try to be polite and explain in detail as to what you are trying to say, this will impress others in a big way. This is a very important aspect to enhance your interpersonal communication skills.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <span id="a4" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>4) Smile when you speak: </b>Having a smile on your face when you speak tells others that you are a confident person, but make sure that your smile is a not a fake one. If you are able to smile naturally and convey putting your right words then you are on top of the table in terms of best <a href="http://www.allbusiness.com/improve-interpersonal-skills/15606969-1.html" target="_blank">interpersonal communication skills.</a></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <span id="a5" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>5) Look into eyes: </b> This is another factor that tells you that you are confident about what you are speaking, when people believe that you are confident about what  you are trying to say then the chance of listening to you is more and hence you develop very good interpersonal skills with others.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> <span id="a6" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>6)  Talk with examples: </b> Everyone thinks that they are right during a communication, so if at all you are making a point to prove, always prove with the past examples, this will convince most of the people on earth. This type of interpersonal skill develop only by regular practice.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span id="a7" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>7) Show positive body language and gestures: </b></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2006/10/27/18-ways-to-improve-your-body-language/" target="_blank">Things to follow with body language</a> and gestures: </b></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a) Don't fold your hands.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">b) Don't break knuckles.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">c) Sit or Stand erect.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">d) Speak loud enough.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">e) Be expressive by waving your hands.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The above mentioned steps are some of the simplest steps to have a proper body language which would help you to have a better interpersonal skill during your day to day communication.</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span id="a8" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 16px;">8) Be diplomatic: </b><span style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://www.learntoinfluence.com/developing-tact-and-diplomacy/" target="_blank">Diplomacy </a>is the art of saying someone go to hell in such way that he/she looks forward for the trip, so try to be diplomatic in certain times so that it doe's not hurt others. But at the same time do remember that if you are diplomatic always, people might think that you are not honest so plan yourself when you have to diplomatic and when not. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span id="a9" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b>9) Be straight forward:</b> As I told you in the last point that being diplomatic always will make others think that you are not honest at times, to when situation demands be straight forward in what you are trying to say. This will make others realize that you are true in what you are saying, which in turn will make you an excellent communicator.</span></span></div> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I am sure the above mentioned points will help you to improve your interpersonal communication skills in your daily life and achieve success every arguments that you face in your life. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NavaniranjanNavarathinam/posts" target="_blank">FOllow mE oN GooGle PlUs</a></span></span><br /> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div>

How to Improve Interpersonal Communication Skills?

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How to build Self Confidence and think Big

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> I would like to start of with a quote which would suggest how important is to be <a href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/5-ways-to-build-self-confidence.htm" target="_blank">Self confident</a> ?<br /> <br /> <b>" Do not look for role models in life, Instead try to become a role model for others"</b> - This sort of Self Confidence is essential for a person to strive through their lives, Life is all about how we see things in life so see with a big heart and think big.<br /> <br /> There is nothing harm in thinking big, after all you are not doing anything bad like smuggling or killing someone, rather you are just thinking good and big about yourself.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtP5qMPh8nkotsTSenHW-WYoOWQ7-Kc3BRb-ejwvy8zxlfYNrryQXIQsINBO3QzgiyKgbJZukmQJjDWdrA9ICzMFp-TG48d1BldbYcN9R9fMy8jXYjJmRx5Ng9Euy8DZcSjzlx8xpYXI/s1600/BuildSomeConfidence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtP5qMPh8nkotsTSenHW-WYoOWQ7-Kc3BRb-ejwvy8zxlfYNrryQXIQsINBO3QzgiyKgbJZukmQJjDWdrA9ICzMFp-TG48d1BldbYcN9R9fMy8jXYjJmRx5Ng9Euy8DZcSjzlx8xpYXI/s320/BuildSomeConfidence.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <b>Steps of Achieve Self Confidence: </b><br /> <br /> <b>1) Recollect success:</b> Remind yourselves the time when you were successful and confident, it will definitely revitalize you.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>2) Dress teak:</b> Dressing neat and clean will make ourselves feel confidently, especially when others say that you dress is nice then it definitely give high priority to the way you dress yourself.<br /> <br /> <b>3) The Attitude of Gratitude:</b> This character in you will loving others more which in turn will help others to love you and when more people starts loving you, your confidence level will shoot up like anything so don't forget to say sorry and thank you.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>4) Speak up: </b>Don't hesitate, only people who have done any mistake will hesitate, so when you are sure that you haven't done any mistake, then why would you hesitate to Speak up in front of others. This is a little difficult step to follow but once you start doing it, then one can notice a certain change in their Self Confidence level.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>5) Be true to yourself and others:</b> A person who is not true to oneself and others will be a person with very low confidence, because he/she is always scared about the world around him that when his/her real nature would come into light, so it is better to be true than to act as if you are a true person.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>6) Admire yourself: </b><br /> a) Take pictures of yourselves and tell to yourself that you are handsome or beautiful.<br /> b) Stand in front of the mirror and say, how handsome or beautiful am I ? These two steps will make you feel much better, But take attempts to <b><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Look-Attractive-(Guys)" target="_blank">look nice</a> </b>in the mirror and photograph.<br /> <b><br /></b><b>Question asked by a Member : How to build Self Confidence and achieve in my life? </b><br /> <b><br /></b><b>Personalized Answer: </b>The answer to this question is a little elaborated one as it differs for person to person and also with the circumstances they are in, but no matter what everyone can build self confidence provided if they make regular introspection.<br /> <br /> One should make a review of us regularly to find out our strengths and weakness so that one can eliminate those weaknesses and build the positive aspects of one's personality. Most of the people lack self confidence because of their physical appearance and this is the reason why most of the people fail as well.<br /> <br /> So stop giving much importance of physical appearance and start focusing on your skill set or talent or strengths. One you know which is your area of interest then start believing that you can accomplish with a certain time frame, make all the strategies to attain the goal and don't compare with anyone in the field you choose to excel, because comparing yourself with anyone is like insulting yourself.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Blueprint  to Build Self Confidence: </b><br /> <span style="color: orange;">Choose your area or field of interest </span>---<br /> <span style="color: magenta;">Focus </span>---<br /> <span style="color: blue;">Make strategies</span>---<br /> <span style="color: cyan;">Do it with a passion</span>---<br /> Don't compare yourself with anyone else---<br /> <span style="color: #660000;">Don't give up</span>---<br /> <span style="color: red;">Be Positive</span>---<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Difference between <a href="http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2009/02/20/how-to-build-self-confidence/" target="_blank">self confidence</a> and Egoistic: </b><br /> A highly self confident person can achieve anything in his/her life, so it is very important to be a highly self confident people, but at the same time one should make sure that one should cross the boundary and become arrogant because there is a subtle different between self confidence and Egoistic/ Over Confidence.<br /> <br /> <b>I can do it </b>-  Self Confidence<br /> <b>Only I can do it </b>- Over Confidence or Egoistic.<br /> <br /> <br /> I have suggested these six steps after careful consideration and made sure that these steps will definitely help one to build self confidence, as I have mentioned the " Attitude of Gratitude" is important to improve self confidence, please be gratitude enough to leave your comments below to show your gratitude.<br /> <br /> Catch me in <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NavaniranjanNavarathinam/posts" target="_blank">Google </a>+<br /> <br /> <br /></div>

How to build Self Confidence and think Big

I would like to start of with a quote which would suggest how important is to be Self confident ? " Do not look for role models in ...

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