If you cannot communicate with others, you could have the best vision and strategy for extending the kingdom of God but unless you can communicate it, you might as well not even have it.
So, the first rule of communication is that it is two-way. You have to learn to speak and listen. You have to learn how to do that in person, on Zoom, on the phone, by email and by social media.
Some of you are better at the listening side, you have to learn to communicate by talking too. Others are good at talking, but you have to learn how to listen. Both speaking and listening add to the conversation.
The second rule of communication is work on the non-verbal side of things. Your body language will speak louder than your words whether you like it or not. You have to work on your facial expressions, you have to stand up straight. I used to work for a company that insisted we wore a suit if we had to meet a client or if we had to call a client. They realized that even wearing the suit changed our attitude and voice on the phone, and that made a difference. Smile before making a phone call! That really helps!
The third rule of communication is to genuinely care for the person you are communicating with. Authenticity makes a difference. Make the person you are talking too feel like the most important person on the planet!
All of these are pointers to skills that take a while to learn, but work out which one you need to work on most, get a good book about it and learn!
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