Are you a skilled communicator? Well that's a good thing if you're in
business of selling things to other people!But are you absolutely sure that every word you say is received by those you speak with, or write to, in way you intend them to be?
You might be surprised how your words are analyzed and interpreted by your potential customers.
Here's a few things to think about before you write your next piece. Everything you're about to read is based on a "presupposition" of NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming. NLP is a relatively new process of self discovery and is used widely as a serious training tool for business people of all fields.
The Meaning of a Communication is Response You Get
But that's not what I meant!!!
How many arguments have that little gem in them? I know that I've often been heard saying that around house. Unfortunately for me, and countless others who've uttered those words, what you meant doesn't matter if it isn't understood that way.
The next two presuppositions tie in very closely, so let's look at them and them summarize three together . . .
You Cannot Fail to Communicate
Whatever you do or say is a form of communication. From verbal expression to body language, everything conveys something about what you're thinking.
For example, you clicked your mouse and opened this article. By doing so, you communicated to me that you're seeking knowledge that you might not yet possess. You've implied that you're willing to issue me a particle of trust that my efforts could bring you that knowledge you seek. You've told me that you're interested in this subject matter. You've let me know that you're willing to take some reasonable risks, and so on and so on.
Yes, communication can be anything from a mouse click, to a facial expression, to cringing in your comfortable chair while watching a scary movie on TV, to giving a full blown oration in front of thousands of people.
It's all about relaying inforamtion from you, to someone else, or to whole wide world! You can't help it. In fact none of us can because it's a part of life and inbred in us as living creatures!
If You Aren't Getting Response You Want, Do Something Different
So far we've learned that communication is inevitable. As a living, breathing creature, everything we do or say relates a story about how we feel at any given moment. We've also seen that meaning of a communication, or its intent, means little in comparison to reception and/or interpretation.
The obvious conclusion then, if it's important to do so, is to figure out how to communicate what you mean and have it received in way you intend it to be received. As sub-heading states, this might mean doing something different in order to reach that goal.
