3 Ways to Immediately Amplify Your Voice

Not feeling heard? Struggling to speak up for yourself? Wanting to feel respected and validated?

Here are 3 things to start implementing right now to become the best communicator while doing so.

This isn’t a post about using AI to navigate through life and our messaging through conversations either.

This newsletter is about getting to the core issues of poor communication and providing you with real solutions that you can use in your day to day lives.

I wanted to add that in before we dive into this topic because i feel like It is such a crucial reminder.

Communicating with REAL humans in person will be an essential in person skill that is here to stay permanently.

The reality is although AI can be extremely beneficial, using it as your backbone to communicate (especially in person) will do far more harm than good.

Active Listening

You may be thinking well, what does listening have to do with communicating and actually speaking?

Everything.

If we don’t master the practices of truly listening to others, we will fail in the realm of communication.

Did you know that only 20 - 25% of people actually listen when they are being told something?

That is a very eye opening statistic.

It means that we need to keep strengthening our listening muscle first, in order to propel us into the next steps of mastering effective communication.

Rather than jumping into your next thought every time you are having a conversation, ask:

Did I just listen to listen or am I actually absorbing what this other person is trying to convey?

Am I just dying to respond with something about myself that I can relate to this topic or story that this person is telling me?

If your answer was probably not and oh yeah that actually does sound like me.. it may be time to check in with yourself here.

The Pause

Most people will get highly uncomfortable when it comes to having silence in a conversation.

Guess what? This is actually a good thing

It means you are taking time to process your thoughts, and what has been said during a conversation.

Rather than doing unnecessary blabbing that only makes you look less confident and articulate, and feeling the need to fill these spaces with filler words such as “Uh, um, hmm and you know.”

Pause. Think. Speak.

Practice

Does it make perfect? No.

It makes better.

• Maybe it’s your first time being a guest on a podcast
• Maybe you are about to have a difficult conversation
• Maybe you are speaking in public and you are petrified of saying the wrong thing

You goof up, you say something you regret, you sound silly.. oh well!

Guess what, good for you if you are taking the first steps to want to become a better communicator, and putting yourself in situations that will aid in that success.

This skill will propel you extremely far in life and put you ahead of the game in both your personal and professional life.

Lastly, talk to yourself. Some of us already do this on a day to day basis after all.

Did you know that talking to yourself daily, and practicing for upcoming conversations in the mirror and even singing can all help you become a better communicator?

Bit by bit as we speak and project our words out verbally, this is all accounted for in the practice bucket of maximizing your communication abilities.

I hope this helped someone today.

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