Each of us is 100% unique, even twins or triplets. While their DNA may be remarkably the same, they’re not absolute clones of each other. There will still be a few variables that will make them unique, even if they look remarkably similar.

So what about the rest of us?

We’re all different, from our DNA to our physical size, skin colour, background … everything.

And yet we too often act as though how we see the world the way everyone does.

We use terms we understand, we write as we would want to see it, and we’re often surprised to find out that someone else “misunderstood” us when we thought we were being so clear!

I’m sure most of us can remember at least one time – either in a personal or professional field – when we were misunderstood or didn’t understand someone else.

Did we lay blame on the other person, certain that we could have made such an error?

Did we take it upon ourselves to straighten things out?

Did we take the time to learn from it or just move on?

Success wears many hats, and one of them is clear communication – clear to the sender and the receiver. If we can’t be clear, we can get a reputation for being difficult to deal with, and who needs that?  

Here are three ways to strengthen your communication skills, which will give you more of the results you want, and help you look and sound like someone others want to be around.