Communication is essential to building great relationships. Communication skills are necessary to impress and maintain a good rapport with many people. This blog helps introverts build good communication skills and provides some techniques and tips to communicate well in the workplace. By reading this blog, you get to know how to talk to anyone and tips to overthrow shyness and feel confident while communicating with your peers.
First Impression
First impressions are crucial, so it’s always good to smile warmly when you first meet someone. Also, having good body language is very important. When you first meet a person, the way you talk and behave will be permanently registered in the memory of the person you meet, so it’s essential to mind your behaviour. Generally, people will find fake smiles, but eventually, you will get the habit of smiling at someone naturally.
Researchers say that this type of natural smile is significant among girls. In the corporate world, girls who make a natural smile are often found to be more hopeful than those who are not. It’s important to note that you should not smile similarly with everybody on the team; you should adopt various strategies for different types of people.
Eyes are an essential tool for making people to your advantage. You should have sharp eye contact (i.e.) talking straight to the eyes is a crucial part of communication. If you are interested in developing a relationship with a person who is not interested in talking to you, do not stop eye contact with that person. This will eventually lead to a good relationship.
Body language is also a vital part of communication. This helps you make your comments accepted by people around you. When you first meet someone, you should not behave like you didn’t know that person. Even though the person is a stranger, you should act like you have met your old friend.
You should pay your full attention to the person you are talking with. This way, the person will feel that you are giving your full attention to the person you are talking with. Also, this is very important: do not touch your face when you speak with the other person because this will make them feel unwanted, and you might not feel trustworthy to that person. So always be calm and composed.
Smooth Introductions
When you don’t know a person and you wish to get attached to a particular person, you may ask the person who is mutual between you and the other person to make an introduction to the person. Or when you are attending a meeting or a function ask the person who is organising the function to make an intro to the other person. Also, there is an old but powerful method of attracting people to you. i.e., taking an old wristwatch or a purse with you. Because these types of antique designs generally attract people towards you and will create a conversation between you and the other person. In this way, people will come to you and ask about the watch like where you bought the watch etc., So, without even your knowledge you will be acting like a close friend to the other person.
Sometimes you will have a chance to make an introduction to the other people who have come with you to attend the party. In this way, you will have a chance to speak one or two exciting words about the other people around you. So people around you will have the chance to ask questions or speak with you. Thus, conversations between people will continue to happen.
After this introduction, you will have time to look at your behaviour which is very important during introductions. Do not indulge too much in boring conversations for a long time. This will make a boring environment. It’s very important to listen to how people answer and ask questions. React and speak according to the audience’s mood this will make your introduction session more impressive. This will make people listen to you when you speak. Be confident and approach the people with a positive attitude.
Master the Art
Sometimes, small conversations might look unimportant and look like it’s wasting your time. But, it is a very wrong methodology. In your personal life and your professional life, there will be some conversations that will help you to attract and frighten people. If you can’t make small conversations, prepare yourself to answer questions that might be asked of you. For example, when you meet someone new, they might ask you about your place or your work. Make yourself prepared to answer questions like these.
Also make sure you don’t answer the questions in a single sentence, because this will make people ask more questions to you. You will soon become tired. So always have a lengthy answer to the questions. Like when you are asked about your place answer with some good places that can be explored in your place. So that you this will help you build a long conversation with the other person.
If you can make your new friend open up you can get to know him/her better. When you need to be the person to make simple conversations effectively, you need to find a person who is best at storytelling in the team and give him a good introduction. In this way, you will not only be able to provide entertainment to the people around you but also the storyteller will be happy. The most important thing here is you need to verify whether the story is suitable to be opened up in that team. Also, you need to stop introducing yourself with some bad happening in your life. Because this may create a space for the people to mock you with that. Only share your sad part if you are confident that the other person will support you to get through that.
Build Rapport
It is always better to imitate the person before you this will help you understand his mental state and behave like his close friend. Generally, people will like a person with the same wavelength as them. So if you need to attract a person you should not forget to quote the similarities between you and the other person. Like if you and the other person are fond of boating you should not forget to invite them to your crew. This will make the other person feel more comfortable with you.
Make sure that you don’t use words like “mm…” because this will make the person feel like you are not interested in listening to the person. Always use words that resonate with emotions. Always use a full sentence as the answer like “you have done a good thing”, instead of “Ohhh”. This way the person will feel that you are listening to the other person. Use words like “We” instead of “You” this will help you build a good relationship with the other person. For example, Instead of asking “What do you think about the newly elected mayor?” you can ask “What will the newly elected mayor do to us?”.Also, use humour wisely in your conversation to build quality relationships. These are small things that will make a huge impact on your relationships.
The Key Message
By understanding the human nature and the behaviour of the people, a person can become a good communicator. Also, he can get the key to develop good relationships. By making a good first impression and a positive body language you can make confident communication. Always imagine the situation in the conversation before engaging in the particular conversation. By reading this blog, I am sure you will feel confident about talking to anyone. Inspired by 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships.
