Steps to Mastering the Art of Communication with Anyone, Anywhere, and Anytime

If you’ve ever been in a meeting or a one-on-one conversation with someone, you know how easy it is to get nervous and lose your cool. You might feel like you’re talking to a wall, or that nothing you say matters. It’s really not that hard.

In fact, the only real challenge whenever we want to communicate effectively with anyone, anywhere, and anytime is keeping our inner voices silent so we can hear what the other person has to say without getting defensive or ignored. The good news is that it doesn’t take much time and effort to become an effective communicator. All you need is self-awareness, patience, practice (and maybe some help from someone who knows what they’re doing), and a little bit of discipline. Let me show you how…

Be self-aware first

Before you can effectively communicate with anyone, you first need to be self-aware. What do we mean by this? Self-awareness is the ability to recognize and acknowledge your own feelings and thoughts. It’s knowing what’s going on in your head so you can control it instead of being controlled by it. It’s being aware of your body language so you can use it to your advantage instead of feeling like you’re being rejected or ignored based on it.

Say, for example, you’re in a meeting with a client and it feels like you’re not getting across what you want to say. If you’re caught up in your own insecurities and worries about how you’re doing, you might…