Communication Faults: 100 Communication Mistakes People Make – Part 5
March 18, 2010 by obm · Leave a Comment
Here we are at the final 20 items in our 100 Communications Mistakes series. If you have missed the initial four parts you can find them here Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4. This week we are looking at mistakes 81 – 100.
81 – 90 Ineffective Style
- Oblique, hinting (versus direct)
- Slow, plodding (versus quick)
- Draining (consumes space or energy)
- Matter versus mean something
- Intense, overeager, too “on”
- Speaks too slowly
- Speaks too quickly
- Bossy, domineering, controlling
- Sugary sweet; puffery
- Broadcasts, lectures, speaks at
91 – 100 Annoying Voice or Tone
- Feeble, weak, doesn’t reach or affect
- Loud, booming, overpowering
- Nasal, grating
- High pitch, squeaky
- Hesitant, tentative, unsure
- Heavy breather, spitter
- Shrill
- Whiny
- Negative, doomsday tone
- Heavily significant, overacting
Use this checklist to strengthen your effectiveness or as part of your professional development. As you use this list, you will discover that each item leads to a person’s heart and soul. If one’s eyes are mirrors of the soul, communication is a mirror of the mind.
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Communication Faults: 100 Communication Mistakes People Make – Part 4
March 11, 2010 by obm · Leave a Comment
Now that we are 60% through this Communications Mistakes series, are you noticing any themes or common threads?
You can find the first 3 parts to the series here Part 1 Part 2 Part 3. This week we are looking at mistakes 61 – 80.
61 – 70 No Warmth
- Doesn’t condition or contextualise
- Uses jargon or boilerplate
- Uses generic, nonspecific language
- Has inadequate vocabulary
- Doesn’t know distinctions
- Ignorant, uninformed about life or subject
- Mostly I/me oriented
- Oblivious to or unaware of people’s reactions
- Numb, unaware of own feelings
- Steps over or ignores key clues
71 – 80 Weak Listener
- Symptoms-oriented (versus source)
- Problem-centric (versus source)
- Past-oriented (versus present)
- Future-oriented (versus present)
- Consequence-oriented
- Old-fashioned (versus current thinking)
- Hearsay, gossip (versus fact)
- Theoretical (versus practical)
- Tactical (versus strategic)
- Talks more than listens
Use this checklist to strengthen your effectiveness or as part of your professional development. As you use this list, you will discover that each item leads to a person’s heart and soul. If one’s eyes are mirrors of the soul, communication is a mirror of the mind.
Stay tuned next week for Ineffective Style and Annoying Voice or Tone.
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Communication Faults: 100 Communication Mistakes People Make – Part 3
March 4, 2010 by obm · Leave a Comment
How have you gone so far in working through the first 40 Comminucations Mistakes?
Following on from Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, here we are to look at mistakes 41 – 60.
41 – 50 No Warmth
- Cold, icy
- No personality, flat, no fizz
- Measured, controlled
- Suspicious, distrusting
- Negative, jaded, acerbic
- Quickly points out flaws
- Rigid
- Highly technical language
- Analytical; logic without feelings
- Judges, labels, compartmentalises
51 – 60 Weak Listener
- Listens too hard
- Listens only for the familiar; misses subtlety
- Can’t multiprocess (can only hear one idea, subject, or problem at a time)
- Listens ignorantly (not sure what to listen for)
- Doesn’t echo (person doesn’t feel heard)
- Always preparing a response; misses what is being said
- Reacts negatively, stops listening
- Distracted by environment
- Interrupts too much
- Corrects too much
Use this checklist to strengthen your effectiveness or as part of your professional development. As you use this list, you will discover that each item leads to a person’s heart and soul. If one’s eyes are mirrors of the soul, communication is a mirror of the mind.
Stay tuned next week for Poor Speaker and Wrong Focus.
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