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Jan 9th 12 Posted by Jimmie Burroughs in Public Speaking

5 Rules on good communication

For every discipline there are rules to be followed to reach maximum efficacy. This is especially correct for communicating your ideas to others. I have been a public speaker for over 40 years and I know due to experience how critical it is to abide by good rules in addressing a crowd or one on one. There are lots of rules that apply but for the sake of space I could just list 5 that I consider to be very important:

1. Consider the reference points of your listeners and never talk over their heads

2. Take care in what you are saying (Avoid offensive statements)

3. Include details for clear understanding (Anything that may be misunderstood will be)

4. Communicate in the details of what folks need and want to grasp.

5. Explain ideas that undergird what you’re talking about

Never talk over the head of your listeners:

A good guideline is to keep your communication on about a 5th grade level. This is not intended to insult anyone’s intelligence but the truth is that when you talk at that level, all will have a better chance of understanding what you are saying, while if you go higher some will understand but you’ll also lose some.

Never utilize a giant word if there is a easy one that can serve the purpose. Some get the point that high sounding words give the appearance of being extremely smart or educated but that isn’t always correct. It’d give the look of being a clumsy speaker. It requires a good education and good understanding of the language to be well placed to communicate complicated ideas in easy terms.

The point of communicating well is not to think on the speaker but on the wants of those listening. When you speak, always consider your audience and how you can best meet their needs.

Take care in what you say:

If a presentation is offensive, it losses all effectiveness and will definitely be denied by the listeners and thus be a waste of your time for all involved. It’s impossible to avoid offending everybody all of the time, but the point is to be careful and avoid using highly questionable subject matter, particularly when it is uncalled for, or adds no value to your presentation.

One thing I have spotted about some inspirational speakers is they invariably add profanity to their talk. Perhaps this is to add some force to what they are sayingI do not know. But when they do so they’ll offend some who do not use profanity and are repelled by it. So it is way better to keep it out of public addresses. Infrequently ever will you hear a president or someone in high office use profanity in public. They know it offends some and lowers their public image.

Include details for clear understanding:

I consider myself to be a pretty smart guy, after all I graduated at the very top of my college class, but I have difficulty infrequently understanding presentations regarding how to perform certain tasks applying to the PC. I don’t believe is because I am dumb but rather as the details are lacking and there’s a lack of clarity. I lately purchased Article Samaria, which is software for article syndication. I was surprised by the lucidity and elegance of the educational DVDs. It wasn’t a real complex issue to appreciate but could have been simply misunderstood had the presentation been poorly done.

It is a mistake to take lightly that your audience understands your subject material as well as you who have spent innumerable hours analysing and studying it. The more details you can include, the easier it’ll be for everyone to understand. I must add here that you can also include too much detail to the point that it becomes dull. So knowing the right amount of detail for your individual audience is the key.

Communicate in the provisions of what folk need and desire to understand :

Just today I gave my email to receive some information on a subject I was researching only to get and announcement to sell information and the data guaranteed was never given. That was just a little irritating to say the least. To address folks, who’ve come to receive certain particular information, on not related issues is a waste of your time.

I’ve heard speeches that were supposed to be informing on a certain subject wind up being nothing more than some not related information on personal. Experiences and jokes, while maybe entertaining was not beneficial for what I wanted and wanted to hear.

Knowing your audience and what they need and want is critical. For example, you could prepare a great talk on the techniques of creating a business, but if it was on building a conventional storefront business and your listeners are all Internet marketers it wouldn’t meet their needs at all.

Explain ideas that undergird what you’re talking about:

Ideas are the foundation upon which a presentation is built. If the underpinning for a building isn’t important then the building isn’t substantial either. It’s important to incorporate the ideas of your subject and build on them. This gives a clear understanding to your listeners.

I posted and article today on the introduction of social abilities. In the manuscript I included the ideas on which learning new social skills is based. Without those concepts the post would just have been informative without any practical worth. But by adding the concepts by which people abilities are assimilated into the brain, it became an instructional street map on the way to rather than just informing about people skills.

Conclusion:

Improving your communication abilities needs time and practice, if it is to a massive audience, tiny group or one on one. Learning good rules of communication and then merging them into your daily communication will give you the edge in time to become a great communicator.

About the author: Jimmie Burroughs is an inspiring speaker and author who has been involved in teaching Christian Personal Development for more than 30 years. He’s a dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ and considers helping others his calling in life. His web site contains over 600 articles on preparing yourself for success through personal development and the things which go with private development.