Which Skills Enable A Person To Influence Others To Change Their Minds Or Behavior?
For becoming a good communicator, the manager should need to improve four (4)
types of skills which are described below:
1.Persuasion Skills (PS)
These skills enable a manager to communicate the message to audience
effectively by emphasizing the importance points in order to influence them to
change their minds or behavior. To influence others, the manager focuses on
certain course of actions and their benefits if these actions are implemented
successfully for completing the work tasks. For example, the manager asks to
certain employees that if they meet the targets then they are promoted and
their salaries will be doubled. They words can influence their minds and
behavior and they change their minds to leave their jobs and now these certain
employees perform their work tasks with more efforts and commitments than the previous
one when they perform the work tasks in a usual and ordinary way.
Due to persuasion skills, the manager is able to get leader quality as he
can influence, motivate and inspire others to change the work environment. For
example, giving presentation by a manager on the important work tasks to be
performed in the next week is his speaking skill presented in front of audience
to convey the message effectively.
2. Speaking Skills
These are related with the communication of information and ideas by
talking so that the audience will understand the meaning of the message. The
manager should pronounce the words clearly. Also, he can use simple words which
is understandable for the audience in order to convey the message effectively.
With practice regularly, speaking skills can be improved by the manager
working in organization.
By making presentation, the manager better knows work activities and uses
the employees to perform well during work activities.
3. Writing Skills
Communication of written text, which does not include spelling and grammatical
mistakes and easy to understandable, to the audience effectively. For example, memos, letters, reports, etc.,
show the writing skills of the manager if these are well written, understandable
and free from any spelling & grammatical errors.
The manager should check the written documents for spelling &
grammatical errors before sending the documents to another person. He should
make sure that the written words are correct in spelling. For example, if there
is a spelling mistake in a sentence, then it should be corrected before sending
to any person working in the organization.
To check a document free from spelling & grammatical mistakes, he need proofreading
for the accuracy of sentences and paragraph, so that effective written communication
can be taken place among team members.
4. Reading Skills
These skills show that the manager is able to effectively read the words,
sentences, or paragraph written in work related documents such as memos,
reports, notices, etc., He should be able to read the office documents with
accuracy and timely in order to communicate the message effectively to the
targeted audience. For example, during working hours, the manager may need to
read memos, letters, reports, minutes of meeting, etc., to understand the
message and then decides the future plan accordingly.
Conclusion
So, we can say that, for becoming a good communicator and a leader, the manager must possess these skills as these are required in today business world to effectively connect the organization with the employees, customers, partners other stakeholders.

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