Many spoken sentences are like fog that makes driving on the two-way communicator highway very dicey. For example, “You just don’t understand!” If you’re driving down the two-way communication highway when road conditions are foggy, mistakes can be costly.
7 COMMUNICATION MISTAKES TO AVOID
Common foggy communication mistakes that cause talk crashes at work and home:
Communication Mistake #1: You worry too much, and your worry disrupts clear communication in your “keep your talk tight” relationships.
Communication Mistake #2: You turn into a control freak, one who freaks out when you aren’t in control of everything.
Communication Mistake #3: You are a know-it-all who is blissfully blind to your own dangerous ignorance.
Communication Mistake #4: You “listen with half an ear” or with a closed mind to the speaker, ready only to launch your next “talk over them” argument.
Communication Mistake #5: You claim that you don’t have any resentment luggage or junk in your trunk, although you do have a few big carry-on bags that interfere with interpersonal closeness.
Communication Mistake #6: Victim talkers expect compensation for hurts that happen in life on a fairly routine basis. Victors instead say, “I may be broken-hearted, but I am not broken.”
Communication Mistake #7: Failing to learn something new about good communication moves on a daily basis.
KEEP YOUR COMMUNICATION SIMPLE
Got a headache from bad talk and confusing communication? Then slow down a little to account for the fog on the talk road, and go easy until the sun burns it off.
“Keep your communication simple” by first paying attention to your positive communicator attitude. Make a point of interpersonal power, to communicate clearly with others during times when the road ahead is difficult to see.
ABOUT EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION AUTHOR DR. DENNIS O’GRADY
Dennis E. O’Grady, Psy.D., is a corporate trainer, professional keynote speaker and author of “Talk to Me: Communication Moves To Get Along With Anyone,” available at www.drogrady.com. Dennis is from Dayton, Ohio, and founder of New Insights Communication, a firm that specializes in positive and effective communication strategies.