Hisham Sarwar
Whether it is understanding NLP paying importance to the 7% non-verbal communication principle or understanding the Importance of body language, the fact remains — communication is the most important thing that can make you go places in life.
If you do not have good communication skills, the chances of your success in life are dim. However, you do not necessarily have to live with poor communication skills. You can improve it by following simple hacks.
It is a skill and there is no age to learn a new skill.
If you look at the success footprints of successful leaders, you will find that almost all of them have some great communication secrets at one level or another. One of the downside attributes of poor communication is, that it puts the other person off and you cannot convey the message. This typically results in the loss of opportunities and even parting in relationships.
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In order to improve your communication skills, you need to do these three things and repeat them regularly without skipping a beat. This will also make you more confident.
- Read.
- Watch Videos.
- Engage in conversation.
Good verbal communication is necessarily a combination of good vocabulary, concise sentences, and of course, pleasant body language.
One of the primary reason for my success as a freelancer all over the world is communication.
At a very early age, I paid heed to how I could write English and speak better. It took a little time but with lots of reading, writing, and recording my videos using smartphones doing funny things I improved myself.
To improve my communication, I’ve done many fun things such as recording a video as an actor who has just won an OSCAR or being interviewed after winning a man of the match award in a cricket game. By recording my videos, watching them, and learning from my shortcomings in words, my confidence gradually grew with time.
In the following video created for Indian and Pakistani audiences, I’ve highlighted the importance of good communication skills and how recording your videos on the smartphone and repeating the process could make you more confident.
Watch the video:
