You’re One Conversation Away From a Completely Different Life

If applied, this communication skillset will put your life on a whole new trajectory

Think of our life as a ship, and we’re the Captain. Everything in life can be determined by how a conversation goes. If we master communication techniques, then we can easily control our destiny.

Having knowledge of effectively negotiating matters because it will allow you to ultimately become more successful professionally and more fulfilled with your personal life.

Here are some communication tips that can give you the power and set your life on a whole new trajectory.

Building trust is the foundation

Everyone deserves to be heard, and whether you’re building your communication skills for business or your personal life, trust is essential.

We all run off of emotion, and it’s important to take those emotions into account when we’re building the foundation for communication. It’s crucial for a person to feel that you’re a safe place. Trust brings confidence and builds rapport.

Here’s how to do that

Having empathy toward your counterpart is key to building the foundation of trust.

It’s natural for people to have negative feelings like fear, anger, and sadness, and to be effective in your communication, you must work to neutralize those emotions in your counterpart.

Ask them questions and genuinely listen to their responses. Take an interest and inventory in their views and what’s important to them.

When it comes to your counterpart’s positive emotions, work to amplify them. Giving them positive reinforcement with these emotions will provide you with instant rapport.

Use the tone of your voice to convey your message

You can generally tell the person’s mood and state of mind if you listen to the tone of their voice when they’re engaging in a conversation. It’s also a useful tool for you to use to help get your point across.

What you say and how you say it will reflect your feelings. Your counterpart will feel the same emotions you’re conveying with your tone, which will help them understand your view.

Here’s how to do that

There are multiple different tones that you can use depending on what type of message you’re trying to communicate with your counterpart.

Self-assured — A confident style letting the other person hear and see your assertion. This isn’t always the best tone to use unless you’re prepared to end a conversation. Your counterpart may become defensive.

Happy-go-lucky — This tone is used for peaceful purposes and helps build trust with your counterpart. This is the tone you want to use most of the time if you’re building a good rapport.

Curious — Having an inquisitive nature is a great way to show your counterpart that you’re genuinely interested in their side. This is an excellent tone to use because it will help build trust with your counterpart.

Smooth Barry White — This tone is soft and calming in nature. This is the tone you want to use when you’re trying to calm down someone who is either disgruntled or if you’re trying to close a negation that hasn’t been budging. This tone should only be used in less than a third of your conversations.

Let silence speak volumes for you

It’s our nature to want to fill pauses in a conversation. We often want to feel comfortable in a conversation and feel moments of silence bring awkwardness, but the reality is that silence can give you a lot of information.

Use the fear of awkward silence to your advantage. Your counterpart may want to fill that void and will continue talking. By talking, you’ll gain more insight into their views and be able to use that information to your advantage.

Using silence is also a great way to identify lying. If you notice your counterpart is talking more and even speeds up their tone, that may be an indicator of lying, especially if their body language becomes fidgety. Someone who is lying is often anxious to want to make their lie seem like truth, so they’ll use more words to validate their points.

Here’s how to do that

Using silence in your conversation will take practice, mainly because it’s going to feel awkward.

The best way to start is by picking random moments in the conversation not to reply. Keep eye contact with your counterpart. By not breaking away your eye contact, you’ll likely make them feel uncomfortable, and your counterpart will continue talking.

If you feel the conversation has stalled, try to use a mirroring method to jump-start the conversation. Mirroring is a method of stating the last three words a person said back to the person. Your counterpart will then likely go into further explanation.

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