The Four Simple Steps of Communication

Every day we communicate with friends, family, colleagues. For the majority of us communication comes free, and naturally. Although when the speech is formalised or in business or group situation, insecurities and nerves come forward and the delivery is not usually quite what you were hoping for (in my case anyway!). These four basics of communication are designed for anybody to communicate effectively, clearly and as naturally as if you were talking to your best friend.

Step One: Goal Setting

• Bullet point your ideas
• Establish objectives wanted to accomplish
• Use verbs, forward moving, progressive words such as demonstrate or reveal

Step Two: Audience.

• What do you want the audience to think and feel.
• Know your audience, and use the right tone, are they experts or complete beginners?
• When speaking to a large group of people, who in trying target?

Step Three: Attention

• Get to the point quickly.
• Do not ramble.
• Execute speech using techniques and skills to keep it colourful. This comes really only through practice.

Step Four: Structure and Summary

• Structured speech by a. beginning was what would like to say, b. say it, then c. finish with what you have said. This may sound simple, but creates a clear structured speech
• In summary, use this to make a clear call the action, a To Do List perhaps

These are four very basic outlines to communication. The key though to natural, easy speaking, is not through use of techniques but it comes through identification with your audience – seeing them as a part of your own world family. This removes any fears and nervousness.

“Each moment we see right in front of us a barrier between one human being and another – an adamantine wall between two people. We cannot communicate properly, wholeheartedly and soulfully. Why? Because we are wanting in love. Love is insuperable oneness with the rest of the world, with the entire creation. We can break asunder this adamantine wall on the strength of soulful love.” - Sri Chinmoy