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What forces people to get caught up in the business world of phrases and clichés that become meaningless? “It is what it is”, “win-win”, “synergy”, and “I’m a people person” are all examples. Seth Godin’s Encyclopedia of Business clichés gives us many more. All of them have meaning, but do they really? As Seth points out:

“…the vast majority of buzzwords exist for one reason: to hide. By obfuscating, lying, confusing or just plain avoiding the issue, business people can avoid communicating.”

I am far from being a master orator, but I do take communicating seriously. I have been in the recruitment industry for over 17 years - one that provides a wonderful arena for practicing and developing communication skills. During this time, I have hired hundreds if not thousands of people. I’m pretty sure that people are avoiding communication because they just don’t practice.

Do a self evaluation of your own communication skills.
Are you a good communicator or a poor one? Are you a good listener? Do you understand the communication channel of sender and receiver? Have you ever heard these statements?:

• It was a breakdown in communication.
• The relationship failed because of communication.
• We didn’t connect.
• How was I supposed to know?

Let’s practice communication together
This is my first blog entry and I would like to provide guidance and support on communication. I selected this topic because we will become better employees, leaders, husbands, wives, etc. if we work on it. I am excited about this blog as an interactive platform to learn, live and practice – communicating. As of today I’m going to remove clichés from my vocabulary. Will you practice with me?

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