Watch your body language. Just as important as using gestures, it s important not to convey messages that could foil your attempts to communicate. Leave out sarcastic eye rolling and listless sighs. This sort of behavior is like throwing up roadblocks on the roads of communication. Lastly, it must be understood that hearing is half of being heard.
Communication implies an interchange of thought.
By listening to people and the world around you, you can discern what is comprehensible by what you take in. Another advantage to listening is that whom you re listening to will be more apt to listen to you. Often our minds race ahead by planning what we want to say next, all the while ignoring what is presently being said. Communicating your ideas isn t easy, but making a connection with someone is well worth the energies used. When a connection is made, the floodgates of knowledge open side.