Without all of the tools that you need to have to have great communication skill you are probably at a disadvantage
when you think about it and examine all of the great people of history or of the present day they all have one thing in common. Almost completely without exception they are powerful communicators.

So, what are some of the different aspects of excellent communication skill ?

I believe that the first aspect is having a message that is big enough, that you just have to share it with others. With your community, your family, the country you live in or the whole world. Your message will burn inside of you like a bright flame and will touch move and inspire not only you but other people as well.

It will be visionary in nature and be a new perspective for how others see the world.

Obviously your vision must touch a problem or anxiety deep within the soul of your audience so that they know you understand them and their pain.
Your vision should also offer a solution to that pain that is easy to implement by giving those you are speaking to a fresh perspective on what the problem really is. A paradigm shift on a deep level.

Those who have this level of communication skill will also believe on a deep level within themself in the validity of their vision.

By having that degree of belief in your solution, your idea, your vision: you gain passion and enthusiasm when you share your message. Enthusiastic sharing is a powerful way to get other people to commit to you and to your ideas. Without the passion everything that you say, either using verbal or nonverbal communication will have a hollow ring to it that your audience and others you speak to, will spot from a hundred miles away.  

Be genuine and don’t try to pull the wool over peoples eyes.

Experts in communication skill are also experts in their subject matter. You will have done your research and weighed up the pros and cons. You will have come to a reasoned conclusion that is backed up by data from credible sources and credible people. You will be able to quote abstracts from relevant data during your discussions or presentation without having to pause and try to remember.

Just by having the two aspects I have discussed above you will gain confidence and certainty in your ability to deliver your message. Being confident and being seen as confident are also critical factors in good communication skill.

But wait…There is more…. 

Enthusiasm confidence and expertise are only the start on your journey to great communication skill.

There is also things like the speed of speech or talking, your tone, pitch and where you insert pauses….Or not !

Next is your physical appearence as around 80% of how people experience the world is through visual. You have probably heard the expression that you only ever get one chance to make a good first impression. This applies not only to your clothes but also your hair, skin and clean teeth. Maybe I’m going a little overboard here and that is because I want you to have a comprehensive check list of things to consider.

People will form an impression of you

In the first two seconds and they will make a decision on who you are in that first brief view of you. From that impression they will then make a decision about you in their unconscious mind that may take some serious work to alter or modify.

Another thing to consider is your body language. What your body says to other people is almost entirely unconscious   and makes up around 93% of your impresions of other people.

AND…

Their impression of you…

Other things to consider are anchored states. You will use these to create the right frame of mind before you even start to communicate. Expert communicators also use anchored states to create a receptive frame of mind with their audience. These can be tonal, positional and may involve the use of timelines and other tactics.

You can relax about all of the things above as I will be going into each of the things in this article in more detail in subsequent articles posted on this site.

In the mean time

you can maybe consider what it is that you believe in strongly enough that you have to communicate it with your world…
By the way…I know that some of you may not know yet what it is you wish to say….But if you were to know….What would it be ?