Title: Six Techniques for Effective Communication: How Do You Rate? - BrightHub Project Management
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Six Techniques for Effective Communication: How Do You Rate?
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Listening Skills
Clarity
Organized and Logical Approach
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Situational Analysis
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Content: Six Techniques for Effective Communication: How Do You Rate? - BrightHub Project Management
Six Techniques for Effective Communication: How Do You Rate? 2010-07-24
Project Management Methods & Ideologies
Page content
Listening Skills
Clarity
Organized and Logical Approach
Brevity
Situational Analysis
Feedback
Reference
Listening Skills
The most important techniques for effective communication begin with developing your listening skills, or listening to the other party. Stephen R. Covey’s “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” lists the fifth habit of successful people as “seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Maintaining focus enables one to understand the other party’s intention, motivations, and capabilities. This helps to frame replies in a more effective manner. Listening with the intent to understand also forces the recipient to match the effective points raised in the reply, leading to a high-quality communication. Many people, however, immerse themselves in their own point of view, and the recipient, feeling completely left out, stops listening or reading.