《瘋狂英語》精選輯:精通交流有方法

Skills to Help You Perfect Your Communication

More and more people in business and elsewhere are beginning to understand how important communication really is. The ability to communicate well is what lights the fire in people, it's what turns great ideas into action, it's what makes all achievement possible. There's no secret 1)recipe for how to learn to communicate well. But there are some basic concepts that can be mastered with relative ease.

1. Make communication a top 2)priority.

2. Be open to other people.

3. Create a 3)receptive environment for communication.

No matter how busy you find yourself during the workday, you absolutely must make time to communicate. All the brilliant ideas in the world are worthless if you don't share them. Communication can be accomplished in many ways, in meetings, in face-to-face 4)sessions with colleagues, just walking down the hall or stopping at the water cooler, or spending half an hour in the company lunch room. Communication absolutely has to be a two-way street, you have to share your ideas with others and listen to theirs.

Number two: Be open to other people: above, below and beside. Publilius Syrus, the great Roman poet, recognized this fact of human nature 2000 years ago: We are interested in others, when they are interested in us. If you can show your colleagues you are receptive to their ideas, they're more likely to be receptive to yours and to keep you honestly informed about the things you need to know. Show that you care about the future of the organization and that you care as much about them.

Three: create a receptive environment for communication. It's a basic fact about communicating with people: they won't say what they think and won't listen receptively to what you say, unless a foundation of 5)genuine trust and shared interest has been laid. How you really feel about communication, whether you are open or not comes through loud and clear, no matter what you say. You know right away if somebody is 6)approachable or if they are not. When you get that feeling, you can read a person by non-verbal communication and body language.  You know when somebody is standing in the corner and saying, "Hey, I don't want to be talked to." How can you avoid sending that message? Be open, like people and let them know it. Being 7)down to earth and being humble is something that's extremely important.

Communication sometimes involves showing personal 8)vulnerability by putting your ideas 9)on the line, your sharing with others and asking them to share with you. That's not always easy, it takes work and time. Techniques have to be acquired and practised constantly, but take heart, practice does make perfect or very nearly so.
注釋:
1) recipe n. 處方
2) priority n. 優(yōu)先，優(yōu)先權(quán)
3) receptive adj. 善于接受的，能接納的
4) session n. 會(huì)議，開庭
5) genuine adj. 真實(shí)的，誠懇的
6) approachable adj. 平易近人的，親切的
7) down to earth 實(shí)際的，不加渲染的
8) vulnerability n. 弱點(diǎn)，脆弱
9) on the line 和盤托出，無保留地說