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Improve Your Communication Techniques and Your Life… A Guide for Recent Divorcees
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By: XSTILLA.COM
If you’re recently divorced or in the process of a divorce, you may be wondering how to improve yourself. One way is to improve your communication skills. Having better communication can help you in a slew of different ways, from your relationship with co-workers, to your family and friends and even in a new relationship. By working on your communication, you will only better yourself. Here are some of the ways in which we communicate every single day and how you can improve your own communication skills.
Keep in mind that we communicate in many different ways. 20% of our communication comes from our words while the other 80% is comprised of gestures, body language, expression, etc. One of the major forms of communication is with the eyes. Have you ever noticed that when someone is lying to you, they find it hard to look in your eyes? This is true because subconsciously, they think you will realize that they are lying. After all, eyes are the window to the soul. However, by looking away, they are giving themselves away. When you are talking to someone, keep eye contact with them. This will help them retain what you are saying to them and will improve communication.
Of course, we communicate with our ears but most of the time, we aren't really listening. Have you ever been talking to someone and although you're looking right at them, you aren't hearing a thing that they say? You are 'tuning them out' so to speak. You can help improve your communication by actively listening to what the person is saying to you. Pay very close attention and actually receive what the person is telling or saying to you. This will help improve the way you communicate.
Our voice is one of the best ways in which we can communicate. The tone we use, our inflection and emphasis all help us communicate. Think about this sentence with stress on different words and see how it changes the received meaning.
"I want you to go." With the emphasis on you, it means - I don't want anyone else to go, I want you to go.
"I want you to go." With the emphasis on I, it means something like – who cares if they don't want you to go, I want you to go!
"I want you to go." With the emphasis on go, it sounds as if you're telling someone to get out, or that you want them to go instead of staying.
See how just the emphasis of a sentence can make it mean several different things? This is just one example of how our voices can help us communicate better.
Your body language also has a lot to do with how people receive the information you are sending out. For instance, standing up straight with your arms by your side, you are giving off an attentive, focused vibe. However, if you're standing against a wall, leaning back with your arms crossed, you are giving off a guarded look that makes you less approachable. Learning the different ways in which you can better communicate will help you with self improvement and create a better you, easing the pain, depression and loneliness of a divorce.
In conclusion, by improving your communication skills, you will in essence improve your life. You’ll have more confidence and can articulate your needs and wants in an open manner. So, apply the above techniques today and watch yourself and your relationships change for the better!
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