Communicating

Communicating. Talking. Conversing. However you call it. How well do you think you do it? If you ask me, it takes a hell lot of effort to be able to just talk to anyone and everyone. I used to be a damn quiet person in school. I didn't see the point of talking to people whom I thought were lying backstabbing bitches. Hence, I went to school just minding my own business most of the time.

It was not until I got to form 6 that I started talking to people more freely. Then I realized I actually love talking and getting to know new people. Finding out what makes them the way they are and what makes them tick. When I got to University, it was a breeze getting to know people. So I make it a point to polish up my PR skills and see where it brings me.

But there are just days when I just don't wanna meet new people. I just don't wanna talk. Those are the days when I would actually just keep myself away from people and stay in. Instead of being a prick and piss people off being anal.

The key to communicating is actually to be genuinely interested in what the other party is talking about. See, nothing is ever always about you. Try it. Just start conversing with a person you barely know and let the person talk. Ask questions as if you are just genuinely interested to get to know the person. By the end of the conversation, I can bet with you that he or she would feel as if they can always talk to you about anything and everything. The idea is to be genuinely interested!

If all you ever think about is to talk about yourself or what you're interested in, forget it. No one would bother after some time because all you think about is yourself. I do make that mistake once awhile. I tend to say more than I should, in which I would feel bad about it after because I am not accommodating to the person I'm talking to unless the person genuinely is interested to hear it.

Don't make yourself the spotlight.
Make the person you're talking to the spotlight.
Because beneath all that, everyone is just dying to have someone listen to them. =)

That is why it is just damn important to communicate!