Basic Communication Tips
- Oral Communication
- Make eye contact
- Use appropriate gestures and body language
- Be consistent in your words, gestures, facial expressions, and tone
- Enunciate
- Pronounce your words correctly
- Slow down
- Do not interrupt when people respond
- Develop effective listening skills to fully engage in conversation
- Written Communication
- Keep it simple
- Use specific words rather than general language
- Use short paragraphs to break up messages and increase readability
- Read messages out loud to yourself before sending
- Maintain a positive tone by replacing negative words with positive ones
- All Communication
- Use the right words - ensure you have the appropriate meaning
- Be honest, patient, sincere, and respectful
- Ask questions of your audience
- Get feedback from your audience