THE HEART OF COMMUNICATION
I have been working on my communication skills for quite some time. There’s always more to learn and master. I have written articles on the subject and have been invited to speak about how to be a more effective communicator. Yet I am constantly challenged. So I thought in the next series of blogs that I would share my insights with you and see where it goes. This experience that I write about was inspired by a trip that I took a few years ago.
You’re on the way to the airport. You get on the plane with a book that you’ve been planning to read for quite some time. As you open your book, you glance at the person next to you. A few minutes later you are asked a question and you reluctantly answer. You lower your book a bit to be polite and after a few minutes you find yourself putting your book down and engaging in a conversation, although with a lack of enthusiasm.
And then the person next to you, let’s call him John, makes an observation about you that’s quite perceptive and sensitive. You start to become curious about who John is and in the course of the conversation, he tells you of an experience he has only shared with a few people. You let John know that you have had the same experience.
By now you’re totally engaged and listening to every word he says. You notice every nuance in the inflection of his voice and the way he moves. Time seems to stand still and the next thing you know the plane lands. You say goodbye to the kindred soul you have just met.
Wouldn’t you love to have these experiences more often? You feel heard and everything seems possible. It is communication at its highest level and it’s a lost art. You can have these experiences more often if you embrace the four fundamental truths of communication. That what the next few blogs will be about.
JOURNEY ON
MARK
JOURNEY ON is a blog dedicated to personal and professional development. Mark Susnow, an executive and life coach inspires others to experience more fulfillment and success in their life. A former trial attorney for 30 years and musician, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. His articles reflect this journey in an inspirational and motivational way.http://www.inspirepossibility.com.