GlamourByLBD Note: The following article is a contributed article from Susan Wranick, the President of Susan L. Wranik Associates LLC. I had the pleasure to meeting Susan while attending the eWomen conference. She is an expert in the area of communication, making it her mission to Make Women’s Voices Be Heard. Look for her articles as an ongoing contributor to www.GlamourByLBD.com.
Communication is more than the sum of the words you use Every move you make says something about you. How you dress tells other people how you feel about them. Do you make them feel they’re not worth the effort? Chewing gum while speaking says you’re unclear about your priorities. Then again, perhaps making your point isn’t one of them. Limp handshake? Indecision. Did you know your grip speaks to the strength of your character? Business deals have been sealed over them - and jobs lost because of them. Manners are simply petty sacrifices that let others know you care about them and how they feel. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, but it’s never too late to improve for the next time. And by the way, the plural of you is not you guys - it’s you. It’s the image that lingers after you leave the room that matters. People seldom remember what you say, but they remember how you make them feel. What is your image that lingers?
Communication - more than the sum of the words you use. Are you sure of the message you’re sending?
Susan Wranick, MS MA CCC-SLP is a Linguist/speech-language pathologist as well as a speaker and writer who focuses on giving voice to other people’s voices. Learn more about her company, Susan L. Wranik Associates, LLC at www.speakskill.com. Susan resides in Chevy Chase, MD.
