How do you communicate? Do you take time to think about what to say before you say it? Do you consider which feeling or feelings you have before speaking? Do you think about how your words will impact the person you are communicating them to?
What you say, how you say it, when you say it, really does matter.
- Consider your tone when speaking.
- Be VERY mindful of your body language and your facial expressions.
- Consider your hand gestures.
The third one continues to be the one that I work on often. As a Jamaican, it is truly cultural to speak with my hands. Jamaicans talk with their WHOLE body. However, living in America, I learned that it can be distracting to some people. There is also a belief that if you use too many hand gestures, you are lying… that may be true for some people. Hence, here is where I think knowing the background, specifically cultural, comes into play. Still, knowing this, depending on who I am speaking with, I tend to limit hand gestures. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE is tried and true.
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