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Communication is the Glue that holds our relationships together and it can be the very thing that tears us apart. – Stacey Huish

Hello and welcome to a site that is dedicated to improving the lives of people through effective communication skills.

Ok, I am going to guess that you have come to this site looking for really good effective communication skills because right now things are not working out for you in your life. Am I right? And you want to know what communication skills are actually going to work because these people are so frustrating. And you have tried everything under the sun to get these people to communicate with you and nothing has worked at all. Has it? It is almost like you have come to a door that is locked, You have knocked on the door and there is no answer, you have pounded your fists on the door, you have rung the doorbell, you have shouted at the top of your lungs to let you in and still there is no answer. You have even tried every single key on your key-ring and not a single key is working. Nothing at all is working. You just can’t find the right way to get that door unlocked. You feel stuck, out in the cold and not knowing what to do next. All you want is to feel understood, to feel listened to. All you want is to feel heard, to feel appreciated to feel special, to feel important. All you want is to have the relationship back to the way it was before. When everything was loving and happy.

And, right now, you could quite possibly be sitting there saying to yourself “Communication? What communication? People around me don’t know how to communicate at all.”
“ It is time they went and learnt how to communicate properly”
“They definitely need to go and do a communication skills course.”
“People who know how to communicate properly know how to listen!”
“People who do communicate properly don’t have these problems!”
“Communication would really help right now!”

I even bet that you can probably relate to one of the following situations: You are going through your life stressing out because someone is not listening to you. And, if they did actually listen to you then things would be so much better. And you have been wondering “What can I say to get this person to listen to me?” or “What do I have to do to get some respect around here?” “Gees, I really wish you would listen to what I am saying, and not just make a joke of this!” “I am trying to tell you something important here, and you just don’t’ care!”

Or, you are at your wits end trying to get your kids to do what you want them to do with out them making a fuss or throwing a tantrum. You have asked them several times now to go and clean up their room. And still they are just ignoring you. They keep on playing or run out of the room screaming.
Communication Skills for Parents

Or being a teacher can be a really rewarding profession. And sometimes there are those moments when everything that you have been taught at UNI does not help you at all in the situation. The classroom behavior of those kids is something that you have never experience before, and punishments and rewards simply do not work. They don’t’ bother to do their homework, they are constantly playing “tricks” , yelling out across the room, and when asked to take out their books, they simply start a riot. How on earth do you get these kids to settle down and do their work?
Communication Skills for Teachers

Or maybe you are doing heaps of things for other people and you just don’t feel appreciated at all. And, you are starting to wonder why you are being so nice to all these other people when all these other people just take you for granted all the time. Not a single one of them actually appreciates you or what you do for them at all. You would love it, if someone would just show you how much they appreciate you and your efforts, and it would be nice to hear the words “Thank YOU” once in a while, or you would really just like a hug, because that hug would mean the world to you. And then you would know that they appreciate what you are doing for them.

Or you are fighting with your partner a lot, they just don’t understand you at all, neither of you are seeing eye to eye, your partner just keeps striking all the wrong chords in you and they are just getting on your nerves. They irritate you. It is like hitting your head up against a brick wall. This relationship is going no where fast. They don’t seem to understand you, or they don’t know or just plain can’t remember what your favourite things are, even though you have told them over and over again. You are telling them something important about yourself or your day and they sit there and ignore you.
This is where communication would come in very handy. At least then they would see my point of view, and we could have a harmonious relationship and feel on top of the world. At least then I would feel loved and special.

Or maybe you are at work, and either your boss or your employees or even your fellow team members are not being very nice right now. They fly into the office, bark some orders at you and then leave. Or they are just saying all these words at you, and you just can’t seem to get a handle of what they are saying to you. And no one in the office seems to see the big picture. “How many times do I need to tell these people what needs to be done around here?”
Communication Skills for the Workplace

Many of these situations where there is a distinct lack of communication can leave you feeling angry or worried. Even when people are ill, vulnerable or coping with their own problems, the effects of poor communication can result in more than minor irritation.

Communication as we have just seen is an absolute necessity in life. Communication is the flow of life. Communication is what keeps people understanding each other. Communication is what keeps the relationships together. Communication is what resolves conflicts.

Communication is the KEY that unlocks all the doors.

I can tell you from personal first hand experience that

If you are not feeling listened to (then the door is locked)
If you are arguing and not getting anywhere (then the door is locked)
If you are feeling over powered (then the door is locked)
If your needs are not being met (then the door is locked)
If you are compromising on anything (then the door is locked)
If you are using punishments to get things done (then the door is locked)
If you are using rewards to get things done (then the door is locked)
If there is resistance and temper tantrums (then the door is locked)

And what unlocks all these doors is the way you communicate.

Communication is the key that unlock all the doors

Communication is the KEY to getting co-operation with other people.
. Communication is the KEY that allows us to understand each other.
Communication is the KEY for resolving conflicts effectively.
Communication is the KEY to let others know what our needs are and how best to meet those needs.
Communication is the KEY to fewer conflicts.
Communication is the KEY to more self confidence.
Communication is the KEY to more listening to one another.
Communication is the KEY to mutual respect.
Communication is the KEY to less resistance & more cooperation.
Communication is the KEY to everyone feeling safe to be themselves.
Communication is the KEY to more fun for everyone.

I can tell you from first hand experience that everything that I am going to share with you in these pages will optimize your chances of getting that door unlocked and getting the communication to flow once again. Allowing you to have the peace, the harmony and the love that you so desire in all of your relationships.

Now, would you like more specific information that is related to your particular issue? I am hearing lots of yes’s out there.

Please click on the following links to take you to the appropriate page.

Communication Skills for Parents

Communication Skills for Teachers

Communication Skills for the Workplace

I encourage you to bookmark this page and that you return back here often, as I will be adding articles, reports, talking about books and different programs all to do with effective communication skills for the next several months so you will always have some new and interesting information to come back and read about.