Building Communication Skills to Become Stress Free

By admin on February 26, 2010, 8:46 pm

Building good communication skills is the quickest path to a stress free life. Sometimes your perception of how you’re meeting the demands of everyday life differs from the way the rest of the world sees you. Did you know that 70% of communication is nonverbal?

Most stressful situations develop from interactions with others. Sometimes, tone of your voice, eye contact, and posture portray your message more effectively than your actual words. Effective communication requires patience and practice. Clear, brief, and to the point is a great way to prevent stressful situations. With these tips, you’ll be on your way to a stress free life.

Make sure the volume of your speech is not too loud or too soft, appropriate tone shows you aren’t meek or overly dominant.

Use a lively tone. Monotonous voices show a lack of concern or interest that could contribute to further anxiety and stress in your interactions.

Avoid unnecessary facial gestures like grimaces, biting lips, and uncalled for smiles.

Don’t be stiff, relax your posture.

Maintain eye contact. This is important. Avoid looking at the ceiling or floor. At the same time, don’t stare down the person you’re talking to either.

Be assertive. Don’t be afraid to express what you do or don’t want without hurting or taking advantage of the other person.

Respond without hesitation in your voice.

Avoid long drawn out apologies.

Be polite, but keep things to the point.

If you don’t want to do something start the response with “no.”

Acknowledge others feelings especially in close relationships.

When the path to communication is clear, you will lead an anxiety and stress free life. Sometimes thinking about telling someone no, builds up more stress than actually doing it. There’s no way that anyone will know how you feel if you don’t say. If you need help, you have to ask.

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