Here's how you can enhance your workplace communication skills.

Active listening involves understanding what the speaker has said clearly and showing empathy by acknowledging the speaker's emotions. Moreover, active listening not only entails listening to verbal cues but also observing their actions and interpreting them to understand their needs, direction, expectations, and interests.

Three words come to my mind here: 'Patience', 'Empathy', and 'Curiosity'. Patience implies listening wholeheartedly without reacting, allowing the speaker to fully express themselves. Empathy involves understanding and acknowledging emotions to grasp the speaker's perspective. Curiosity entails a genuine interest in comprehending the message and the motives behind it, by asking any additional questions without making any assumptions.

I’ve seen that the vast majority of people only “listen to respond”. A critical part of active listening is also “asking questions” to the speaker about what they’re saying, understand them more, go deeper into their experience and fully engage with their responses. People appreciate you showing that you want to learn more and value what they’re articulating.

Active listening: I suggest to practice attentive listening to understand colleagues' perspectives and foster effective communication.

Active listening is directly linked with curiosity. You can hear things for hours but if you are certain of your opinion and not curious of where the other one comes from, then you basically did not hear a thing. Curiosity means as well, being open to be wrong, and when that happens, you get out of defensive mode and enter, as I like to call it "builder" mode. A space where you can build further on others people's ideas by truly listening to them.

Remember that every one learns differently. While efficiency is crucial, the real goal of communication is understanding and clarity of expectations. Diversifying tips to articulate a message include: 1) sending the same message through various channels, including email, in-person and company communication portals; 2) taking advantage of effective messengers, as well as those who aspire to be managers or senior leaders; 3) be open to adjusting the message if it’s not clear the first time. Remember, you’ve got your own style that may work for some spaces better than others. If you keep understanding as your primary goal, you’ll welcome feedback that helps you better achieve that

When we grow in our profession, we should get better in our communication skills where we can effectively articulate the message to others. In my experience, I have learnt that we need to be first clear with our thoughts. Before communicating, set a time and put down the thoughts and make it in an effective way. What we need to share the message has to be clear and concise as we cannot drag them longer. Preparation is the key and work it out to make it impactful. Everyone has our won style of communicating, we need to check upon how we can be better and the message reaches in a right way.

While I am connecting with team members or with senior management, What I observed is "everyone will say "NO" first and then will continue the answer part". Understand the question, take a little breath, and then attempt the answer which gives clear messaging with the right promptness.

Clear articulation: I recommend to communicate ideas concisely and clearly to ensure messages are easily understood by others.

When communicating, use language that is easy to understand and succinct. Keep your vocabulary simple and explain technical terms that others might not understand.

Facial expression, body language and gesture (i'm Italian you know :D) contributes to 70% of chance to succeed in your communication. Simple and straightforward goals with measurable outcomes will do the rest

Consider your body language, your facial expressions, the tone of your voice, and other nonverbal cues. To prevent sending contradictory signals, make sure your nonverbal cues match your spoken words. Communication success is attributed to body language, gestures, and facial expressions (you may notice that I am Italian). Simple, uncomplicated objectives with quantifiable results will take care of the rest.

By being mindful of your non-verbal cues, I learnt how to build trust and establish rapport. Here are my top tips : 1. Maintain good eye contact to show interest and engagement. 2. Use open body language, such as uncrossed arms and legs, to appear approachable. 3. Nod and lean in slightly to demonstrate active listening. 4. Use appropriate hand gestures to emphasize key points. 5. Smile and maintain a positive facial expression to convey warmth. 6. Adjust your tone of voice and volume to match the situation.

I suggest to encourage open feedback loops to continuously improve communication skills and address any areas needing development.

The timeliness of feedback is important. Aim to give feedback to others as closely to "real time" as possible. But before doing so, ask them whether they'd be open to hearing some feedback right now. And if not now, when would be a good time? Sometimes, people are too emotionally charged to be receptive. When someone offers you feedback, be curious rather than defensive or dismissive. Ask clarifying questions so that you can better understand their perspective.

It matters that comments are provided on time. As much as possible, try to provide others with feedback in "real time." However, first find out if they would be willing to hear some feedback at this time before proceeding. What better time, if not now, would you suggest? There are moments when people are too sensitive to listen. Ask questions instead of being dismissive or defensive when someone gives you feedback. To gain a deeper understanding of their viewpoint, ask clarifying questions.

To improve the workplace communication and more specifically feedback culture, here are my favorite tips: 1. Create a safe and open environment where feedback is welcomed and encouraged. Avoid any judgement. 2. Provide feedback in a timely, specific, and constructive manner. 3. Focus on behaviors and actions, not personal traits. 4. Listen actively and ask clarifying questions to understand the feedback fully. 5. Be open to receiving feedback and avoid becoming defensive. 6. Follow up on the feedback and make necessary adjustments or improvements. ??????

Empathy is a non-negotiable skill which we cannot neglect in our communication. We need to have empathy to build rapport, trust and confidence within our team. Through our communication we need to provide support, encouragement and motivation. Use empathetic statements like "I can understand what you are feeling...", "I totally agree with you...", "I am here for you, you can share your thoughts..." This way we can create an inclusive and safe environment for anyone.

Practising empathy in the workplace can prove to be a valuable asset. To put this into action, you simply need to put yourself in the other person's shoes and try to understand their perspective. Rather than responding immediately, take a moment to reflect and respond in a supportive manner. This will not only make you a trustworthy team member, but it will also enhance your emotional intelligence.

Effective communication and active listening are skills to practice everyday and to be strengthen with specific trainings. I suggest a face to face ones

It's important to adapt and connect with others so they can listen to you. Personally, with a growth mindset, I practice the form of communication where I find I may have to reexplain myself. For instance, if it's a factual based, logic oriented discussion, I spend time preparing to be concise and bring clarity. Practicing my listening skills with empathy, really listening between the words for the message I'm receiving has helped me in many coaching engagements. I'm always looking for ways to connect more fully - and sometimes that means adapting to the situation at hand and the tension therein. How to move from business as usual to stress communication where I use courageous conversations for resolution is a great technique.

A good communication should address the how and what of it. What we intend to achieve through our communication determines how we communicate. It can be written, verbal or non-verbal but effective enough to pass on the message in a clear way.

I feel time management is extremely critical. for fostering effective collaboration and professional growth being mindful of other's time is very important. keeping the meetings very focused with set and clear agenda helps in not just respecting others' time but also helps in communicating with teams effectively and efficiently