Sociability is a talent and a kind of creativity. Communicative people are charming and confident, are not afraid of new acquaintances and pleasant communication. Before them, all the doors are open, they are more trusted than by the closed silent. To find people with high communication skills in the company will not be difficult, they are always in the center of attention and most often become leaders. Their ability to communicate attracts to themselves, as a result, they always have many friends and friends.
Communicative skills and skills develop in early childhood and usually directly depend on how early the child began to talk. The ability to communicate depends on the environment of the child, from his parents and loved ones. Usually, if there are older children in the family, the child finds a common language with others.
Often the success of people depends on their good communication skills. For example, in school a student, without knowing the lesson, can tell the teacher so many interesting things, even if not on the topic, but in the end he gets a good evaluation, and the student who learned the lesson, but is not able to deliver it in beautiful form to the teacher, gets a low ball .
How to develop communication skills?
In order to become a sociable person, you must follow the following tips:
- Do not avoid communication. Communicate everywhere: at work with colleagues, in the yard with neighbors, meet with friends. Communicate with children, adults, the elderly. All of them can give you something useful. People in years will teach you their wisdom, and children will infect with their optimism and carelessness.
- Have fun communicating. Learn to manage your communication. If you feel that the conversation flows into an unpleasant channel for you - change the topic.
- Do not be too formal. If you want people to like to communicate with you, be affable. Do not answer questions in monosyllables. The dryness of your answers is regarded as an unwillingness to communicate.
- For the development of communication, use gymnastics. There are a number of exercises for the development of communication skills. For example, stand in front of a mirror and try to depict the various emotions on your face: fear, joy, sadness, sadness, etc. This technique will help to control facial expressions in the process of communication and increase self-confidence.
Learn to communicate correctly. In order that you are not afraid and do not avoid, you should become an agreeable companion. What is needed for this?
- listen carefully to your opponent;
- After completing the presentation of the point of view of the interlocutor, note the positive aspects of his opinion and only then tell what you do not agree with;
- express your point of view without offending or humiliating others;
- try to find in any dispute a compromise solution.
These methods stimulate the development of communication skills in adults. This set of tactics and strategies is simple, but very effective. After their application in practice, a person is able to achieve success in the society and in his labor activity.
Types of communication skills
Communication includes two types:
- verbal;
- non-verbal.
The first kind consists of words, sentences, phrases. This is the simplest type of communication. The second type includes facial expressions and gestures. Body language can often say more than words themselves, so it is necessary to develop the ability to express emotions and feelings through nonverbal forms of communication in order to improve communication skills. For their development, the above described exercise with a mirror is not bad.
Perfection of communication skills can occur throughout life. The better you learn this skill, the more doors will be opened before you. Set the goal to become a pleasant companion and strive for this goal and very soon you will see how the circle of your friends and acquaintances expanded, and how your life has passed into a new quality.