Versatile Communication Skills

The ability to communicate is a core part of what makes us human. We communicate constantly, day in and day out, mostly without thinking about it.

That's the challenge. We take our ability to communicate for granted. It's easy to simply assume that our messages are heard and understood. Let's face it; we have more communication channels open to us than ever before. What could possibly go wrong?

Have you noticed how often poor communication and simple misunderstandings are said to lie behind problems and tensions at work, relationships that are under stress, conflict or even relationships breaking down? Lower levels of employee engagement frequently get tracked back to poor communication from supervisors, managers or company leaders.

The simple truth is that many of these issues can be averted or greatly improved by taking a more versatile approach to how we communicate with others. Starting to make concious choices about what we communicate and how we do it to give us the best chance of building better, stronger relationships. Flexing how we communicate to suit the needs of others can have a significant impact on the quality of the professional and personal relationships you have with those around you

The principles are fairly straightforward. The discipline and effort needed to execute them in our dialy lives is more challenging and requires practice and application. The benefits will be well worth the effort.