Great communication skills

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Oral communication and breathing
Great communication skills are your ticket to success in the academic and business world.
But have you ever been overcome by fear or anxiety prior to going on a job interview or
speaking in front of an audience? Knowing when to choose oral communication and
polishing your speaking skills can help you at every stage of your career.
Oral communication is the process of verbally transmitting information and ideas from one
individual or group to another. Oral communication can be either formal or informal.
Examples of informal oral communication include:
Face-to-face conversations
Telephone conversations
Discussions that take place at business meetings
More formal types of oral communication include:
Presentations at business meetings
Classroom lectures
Commencement speeches given at a graduation ceremony
With advances in technology, new forms of oral communication continue to develop. Video
phones and video conferences combine audio and video so that workers in distant locations
can both see and speak with each other. Other modern forms of oral communication include
podcasts (audio clips that you can access on the Internet) and Voiceover Internet Protocol
(VoIP), which allows callers to communicate over the Internet and avoid telephone charges.
Skype is an example of VoIP.

2. There are many situations in which it makes sense to choose oral over written
communication. Oral communication is more personal and less formal than written
communication. If time is limited and a business matter requires quick resolution, it may be
best to have a face-to-face or telephone conversation. There is also more flexibility in oral
communication; you can discuss different aspects of an issue and make decisions more
quickly than you can in writing. Oral communication can be especially effective in
addressing conflicts or problems. Talking things over is often the best way to settle
disagreements or misunderstandings. Finally, oral communication is a great way to promote
employee morale and maintain energy and enthusiasm within a team.
Breathing
Breathing is an involuntary process. There is no need to “work at” your breathing or
manipulate your breath by pulling it in or pushing it out. Instead, release any light muscles
in your throat and abdomen, feel your breath and voice as it flows through your throat, and
maintain an open channel from your center to your lips.
Breathe in through your mouth when preparing to speak.Relax the back of your tongue on
inhalation to avoid a gaspy, noisy air intake.Trace the breath low in your body sensing your
belly rise as the air floats in and your belly fall as the air flows out.Monitor your breathing.
Do this by placing one hand above your navel and the other below your navel. Your belly
will move out as you inhale and float in as you exhale. Be sure your breath is moving your
body.Speak on exhaled air as the belly floats in. Try this on a vocalized “AH” several
times.Maintain a smooth, uninterrupted voice flow as you again speak “AH”. Repeat until
you have given up throat and belly holding patterns.WAIT for your breath to drop in,
reverse directions and flow out. With practice this process will vary in rate as it reflects
your intentions, ideas and emotions.Speak in “sync” with your breath. Try this counting
exercise allowing a new breath to drop in at each comma: 1, 12, 123, continuing until the
count of 10. If that’s easy, go to 15 or 20. Add only one number at a time to encourage
breath management.Allow your breath (not your mind) to dictate your rate of
breathing/speaking. 10. Trust that your intentions will dictate your breath rhythm.