A strong communication vocabulary is essential for expressing yourself clearly and effectively. Here's a breakdown of useful vocabulary across different aspects of communication:
General Communication Terms:
- Convey: To communicate or make known.
- Articulate: To express oneself clearly and effectively.
- Disseminate: To spread information widely.
- Enunciate: To pronounce words clearly.
- Impart: To communicate information or knowledge.
- Interject: To interrupt with a comment.
- Reiterate: To repeat something for emphasis.
- Substantiate: To provide evidence to support a claim.
Verbal Communication:
- Dialogue: A conversation between two or more people.
- Monologue: A long speech by one person.
- Discourse: Formal discussion or conversation.
- Rhetoric: The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
- Inflection: Change in the pitch or tone of voice.
- Pace: The speed at which someone speaks.
- Tone: The general character or attitude of a piece of writing or speech.
Written Communication:
- Concise: Brief and to the point.
- Coherent: Logical and consistent.
- Cogent: Clear, logical, and convincing.
- Succinct: Briefly and clearly expressed.
- Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation.
- Nuance: A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
- Jargon: Specialized terms or language used by a particular group or profession.
Nonverbal Communication:
- Body language: Nonverbal communication through gestures, posture, facial expressions, etc.
- Facial expressions: Movements of the face that convey emotions.
- Gestures: Movements of the hands or body to express meaning.
- Posture: The way someone holds their body.
- Proxemics: The study of how people use space in communication.
Listening Skills:
- Active listening: Paying close attention to what someone is saying and showing that you are listening.
- Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
- Paraphrase: To express the meaning of something using different words.
- Clarify: To make something clearer or easier to understand.
Conflict Resolution:
- Mediate: To intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement.
- Negotiate: To discuss something in order to reach an agreement.
- Compromise: An agreement reached by mutual concessions.
- Resolution: The action of solving a problem or dispute.
Persuasion:
- Ethos: Credibility or trustworthiness.
- Pathos: Emotional appeal.
- Logos: Logical appeal.
- Influence: The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.
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