How to develop good Communication Skills

We use communication every day. Most of our days consist of communication. We rely on this element to deliver and receive signals and messages amongst one another, verbally and nonverbally.

You first need to have courage in what you think because it affects what you say. Some things may not be important to this person but may be important to the next person.

Practice your communication socially then to professionally. Engage your audience and make eye contact. Use gestures, but do not send mixed messages. Make sure your words, facial expressions, your tone, and your gestures match. Always be aware of what your body is saying. This is very important when you’re communicating professionally. 

 Pronounce your words correctly, speak clear and use the right words; do not use a word that you are unsure of the meaning. Use different tone periodically, be careful of the setting it may cause others to perceive differently. Lastly use the right volume and do not speak to fast or to slow.

Your communication needs to be affective towards the juveniles on your case load, when you appear in court, writing reports and while interacting with other professionals.

 Here is a chart that gives an idea of how many delinquents are on juvenile probation that do need to be communicated to properly. Your case load my consist of 20-30 juveniles if not more.