Communication
Since one of my favorite forms of communication are TED Talks… please find three I love about how we can communicate better.
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation
I have highlighted the ways below, however I recommend this talk to get a little more detail about why these 10 ways are important.
Don't multitask - be present - fully
Don’t Pontificate - enter every conversation believing you have something to learn
Use open ended questions - who what when why how - let them describe it
Go with the flow - thoughts will come in - let them go
If you don’t know - say you don't know
Don't equate their experience with theirs - all experiences are individual - its not about you
Try not to repeat yourself
Stay out of the weeds - don't care about the details - they care about you
***Listen
Be Brief - be interested in other people
Above all else "Be Prepared to be Amazed"
Melissa Marshall: Talk nerdy to me
Melissa highlights that when you are talking about something complex there are powerful ways to grab your audiences attention.
Highlight what maters to your audience, talk about how it relates to their lives and makes a difference.
Do not "dumb" things down but limit the jargon and bullet points.
Be passionate - talk about why this excites you.
Personally I always think… if you are excited I am more likely to want to know why.
Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are
If your have watched Grey's Anatomy… you know about power posing. Watch this ted talk to remind yourself about how to make your posture powerful, not small.
Communication is far more then the words we say… our body language speaks volumes.