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INTERACTING WITH OTHERS

Written by: Sohan Singh

Article Overview: An interaction has verbal content and non verbal communication-gaze, gesture, expression, voice, volume, tone etc.

INTERACTING WITH OTHERS

Though face to face discussions are decreasing due to increase in the use of technology, still we are expected to be sociable, skilled and willing to talk and interact with others. Even though we use the e-mails, even when our colleague may be only three feet away, still we are social animals. Things can easily go wrong in your personal or professional life because of lack of these skills. A skilled person will be able to carry out social interactions with ease and bring them to a successful conclusion. We need to be socially skilled to carry out formal or informal discussions with ease and confidence. Some of us have difficulty in being aware of other people’s thoughts and feelings in certain situations, and less able to recognise the non-verbal cues that signal these cues. An interaction has verbal content and non verbal communication-gaze, gesture, expression, voice, volume, tone etc.
You may wish to STOP AND THINK to gauge how very successful you are with regard to these skills by answering the following questions:
• How very comfortable / confident do you feel when carrying out ordinary conversations?
• How would you describe the difficulties which you experience?
• Do you listen carefully to what the other person is saying and try hard to make sense of it?
• Do you ask for help when having difficulty in doing something?
• What do you do in situations involving inter-personal conflict?
• How do you cope when some one is angry with you?
• How do you cope when some one criticises you?
• Is there a pattern to your behaviour?
• How do you know what other people think and feel about you?
• How do you respond to hostility, or suspicion?
• How do you ensure that other people understand you when you communicate with them?
• How do you know that you have understood the other person?
• Are you able to tell others what you feel?
• Are you flexible and effective in the way you respond to a provocation or pressure?
• How would you describe yourself –assertive, aggressive or submissive?

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