Introduction

Fear of communication is quite predominant and in many cases has become a social issue. People fail to communicate their thoughts clearly because of fear and therefore most of them easily become a victim of such communication challenges. Lack of proper communication skills can impact your social, personal, or professional life in many different ways. There are several examples today in the society where people lead a miserable life because they fear to share what they want to convey. On a professional front, many people who lack communication skills fail to make a great career growth. For some people who have fear of communication, public speaking becomes a nightmare.

Tips to Avoid Fear of Communication

In every sphere of life communication skills therefore plays a paramount role in making you life fruitful. People with communication challenges are quite common these days. If you or people you know who have fear of communication, you can take advantage of the following simple tips to avoid the fear of communication and develop strong communication skills in the long run.

Initiate communication with an interesting topic - Be it a stranger or a known person, you can feel confident to communicate when the topic of communication is interesting to talk about. An interesting topic for communication helps you to connect with the people easily. When I say an interesting topic, note that the topic should be a common topic where it is likely that the other person would equally be interested to talk. Further, it is important that you have enough knowledge about the topic you initiate for communicating with the person.

Rehearse what you have to communicate - In public speaking, it is important that you know well what you want to speak. So, if you are a person who already fears to communicate, you need to trigger to communicate as clearly as possible. So, rehearsing your subject many times to grasp the content before you can present to a group of audience in office or anywhere is very important. Once you know well what you want to say, you start to maintain a better flow while communicating with people at large. In addition, while you are practicing, if you have a few of your close friends to listen to your communication and give you feedback for improvement, it would help in eliminating your fear to communicate what is right.

Use simple words and phrases while you communicate - In a professional environment, people may use uncommon terms and phrases to talk about a subject. However, such communications are hardly effective. Therefore, communicating the way every listener can understand is a wise approach. Using simple words and phrases while communicating helps you to express your ideas more clearly and at the same time makes you more confident to communicate without any fear.

Encourage yourself for one-on-one communication - You know better what incidents you face everyday. If you think you must express your thoughts, it is important that you initiate a one-on-one communication with a person among your family members or friends who you can trust the most. You must develop skills communicate without fear if you are experiencing critical social issues, such as domestic violence. Therefore a one-on-one communication practice will help you to communicate better and express your thoughts with confidence. In some cases, the listener can guide you how to speak on such critical issues that warrants legal help.

Feel good while you communicate - You should let your body and mind connect well when you are communicating, irrespective of the environment and situation. The only way your body and mind can connect is when you feel good, which in turn helps you in avoiding the fear of communication. Taking proper food, sleeping well, drinking water and so on are very important to feel good and prepare for an effective communication.

Think positive about the outcome of your communication - You should never prejudge the outcome about your communication. When you are speaking to people, you are equally at the same level of risk that even great speakers are at - either the listeners will reject or accept your communication. Therefore, a prejudgment about the outcome of your communication may bring in the fear. Understand that if people accept your communication, your communication was worth; if they reject your communication, you have an opportunity to develop you communication skills further and avoid any fear.

Conclusion

Barriers to communication may be many, but if you understand what approaches to follow, and develop your communication skills you can easily get rid of the fear of communication. Every great speaker today has gone through phases of failure and fear and have learnt from their obstructions. Avoiding fear of communication is the first step to developing great communication skills.

Communication is just a smile away to keep your fear far away.