Improve your communication skills

10 ways to do it from this post on Open Loops:

1. Develop your voice.
2. Slow down.
3. Animate your voice.
4. Enunciate your words.
5. Use appropriate volume.
6. Pronounce your words clearly.
7. Use the right words.
8. Make eye contact.
9. Use gestures.
10. Don’t send mixed messages.

Go read the post, there’s a lot more information there.

I think you can boil this down to just a few points:

• Pay attention to your words and voice.
• Make eye contact.
• Be animated — mouth and body with your body matching what your voice is saying.

And here’s mine that’s not on the original list:

• Practice active listening.

Happy communicating!