Every adult knows communicating well is an important step to finding the answers you need or the desirable reaction from others. Being able to deliver words and emotions while communicating as you intend is a skill anyone can learn. However, circumstances surrounding a particular communication environment make it hard for anyone to use their knowledge to communicate effectively. The following are some of those instances, and the remedies to take to ensure that your message and form of delivery is appropriate.
When You Are Nervous on a Date
Being nervous is among the most frightening things that might happen to anyone at the wrong time. Imagine the anticipation you have about a person you like and the arrangements taken to ensure the date goes fine. However, at the time of the meeting, your knees refuse to move, and you find yourself embarrassing yourself so much. In such situations, you are unable to communicate your feelings and your desire for the date. A good remedy about such situations would be to dress sharply and to have a script for the date with nothing fancy. Just write a list of things you must say and do not care much about the delivery. That way, you will yourself saying something and every word coming out of your mouth will ease the tension.
When Facing Bereavement
If you lost a loved one and need to deliver a speech or to have the obituary written, then the conflicting emotions in you might get in the way. It is hard to think correctly. You will also be receiving many other messages from people who are aware of your loss. It will be hard to get one idea right and see it well executed. If it also happens that you are the one responsible for coming up with an obituary, then it might become tougher than you anticipated. The answer in this instance would be to rely on already made cool design templates with a relevant message applicable to your audience and situation.
In a Heated up Work Meeting
Failure to meet deadlines, budget cuts, and lost sales opportunities are some of the things that give people sleepless nights and tough meeting situations. If you find yourself often in a work meeting unable to convince others to take your point of view, then you would need to take a different approach. Consider not siding with them at all or presenting your argument. Sometimes, actions will speak better, and your non-verbal communication can tell a lot. Use your eyes, and your gestures. You can then command authority or appear as submissive without expending too much effort.
Learn to Read Emotions
It is easy to want to communicate what you feel to others. However, since this is a two-way thing, you must also be considering the other person. Putting yourself in their shoes gives you much power to influence their way of thinking and their acceptance of your message. Do not dismiss the power of emotions in formal settings. They may not show up in written words, but they still appear in a reader’s reaction.…