lly and they would understand you best if you spoke to them this way. They speak more slowly and you can see might observe their eyes moving towards their ears as if hearing internal dialogue inside their minds.

* KINESTHETIC : "I FEEL that totally!" "I would be more COMFORTABLE if I had some time to sit and think this over." "I cannot seem to get a HANDLE on this situation." "

Communication skills have a lot to do with making a good first and lasting impression whether in Business or in your Social Life.

In Part 1, of this article I will share some basic foundation to learning to understand and communicate more powerfully.

Think back for a moment now----how do you learn best? Do you prefer to read a book? Listen to a CD recording or watch a DVD or someone demonstrating something to you? Which of these allows you to learn the fastest and really master the skills?

The very useful information you are about to learn comes mostly from a form of Hypnosis called Neuro Linguistic Programming, or NLP.

In NLP, one of the things we do in the pursuit of Excellence, is to categorize people by their methods of learning and communication styles. Here are the most basic categories along with examples of what they might say and how they might say it. Learn this and you will know yourself better and get to know others better, too.

* VISUAL: "I SEE what you mean." "IMAGINE our Building being over there with that amazing view of the City Lights!"

Visual people tend to speak quickly and use their hands when speaking. You may often notice their eyes looking upwards as they form pictures and images in their minds even as they listen and speak. In order to get them to understand you better you would speak more quickly and use more visually descriptive terms.

* AUDITORY: "I HEAR what you are saying." "SOUNDS good to me."

Auditory people tend to speak more rhythmically and dynamically and they would understand you best if you spoke to them this way. They speak more slowly and you can see might observe their eyes moving towards their ears as if hearing internal dialogue inside their minds.

* KINESTHETIC : "I FEEL that totally!" "I would be more COMFORTABLE if I had some time to sit and think this over." "I cannot seem to get a HANDLE on this situation." "

someone demonstrating something to you? Which of these allows you to learn the fastest and really master the skills?

The very useful information you are about to learn comes mostly from a form of Hypnosis called Neuro Linguistic Programming, or NLP.

In NLP, one of the things we do in the pursuit of Excellence, is to categorize people by their methods of learning and communication styles. Here are the most basic categories along with examples of what they might say and how they might say it. Learn this and you will know yourself better and get to know others better, too.

* VISUAL: "I SEE what you mean." "IMAGINE our Building being over there with that amazing view of the City Lights!"

Visual people tend to speak quickly and use their hands when speaking. You may often notice their eyes looking upwards as they form pictures and images in their minds even as they listen and speak. In order to get them to understand you better you would speak more quickly and use more visually descriptive terms.

* AUDITORY: "I HEAR what you are saying." "SOUNDS good to me."

Auditory people tend to speak more rhythmically and dynamically and they would understand you best if you spoke to them this way. They speak more slowly and you can see might observe their eyes moving towards their ears as if hearing internal dialogue inside their minds.

* KINESTHETIC : "I FEEL that totally!" "I would be more COMFORTABLE if I had some time to sit and think this over." "I cannot seem to get a HANDLE on this situation." "

ication styles. Here are the most basic categories along with examples of what they might say and how they might say it. Learn this and you will know yourself better and get to know others better, too.

* VISUAL: "I SEE what you mean." "IMAGINE our Building being over there with that amazing view of the City Lights!"

Visual people tend to speak quickly and use their hands when speaking. You may often notice their eyes looking upwards as they form pictures and images in their minds even as they listen and speak. In order to get them to understand you better you would speak more quickly and use more visually descriptive terms.

* AUDITORY: "I HEAR what you are saying." "SOUNDS good to me."

Auditory people tend to speak more rhythmically and dynamically and they would understand you best if you spoke to them this way. They speak more slowly and you can see might observe their eyes moving towards their ears as if hearing internal dialogue inside their minds.

* KINESTHETIC : "I FEEL that totally!" "I would be more COMFORTABLE if I had some time to sit and think this over." "I cannot seem to get a HANDLE on this situation." "

peaking. You may often notice their eyes looking upwards as they form pictures and images in their minds even as they listen and speak. In order to get them to understand you better you would speak more quickly and use more visually descriptive terms.

* AUDITORY: "I HEAR what you are saying." "SOUNDS good to me."

Auditory people tend to speak more rhythmically and dynamically and they would understand you best if you spoke to them this way. They speak more slowly and you can see might observe their eyes moving towards their ears as if hearing internal dialogue inside their minds.

* KINESTHETIC : "I FEEL that totally!" "I would be more COMFORTABLE if I had some time to sit and think this over." "I cannot seem to get a HANDLE on this situation." "

lly and they would understand you best if you spoke to them this way. They speak more slowly and you can see might observe their eyes moving towards their ears as if hearing internal dialogue inside their minds.

* KINESTHETIC : "I FEEL that totally!" "I would be more COMFORTABLE if I had some time to sit and think this over." "I cannot seem to get a HANDLE on this situation." "I have a GUT instinct about this Business deal."

Kinesthetic people tend to process information by how they feel and so it takes them longer to reply or respond and they often speak slowly and use few words. They often look down as they access feelings and process information based on how it makes them feel. They are usually very smart and when they do learn something they really learn it!

We are all a combination of these main categories and we tend to lean more heavily on one of these, especially during stress. ( quiz: which of the communication styles is used in the above sentence? If you answered Kinesthetic you are right. "lean more heavily" is a description of weight and balance so it fits under kinesthetic. Congratulations! :)

So while someone may be a quick thinker and have stream of consciousness ideas flowing and would want to act on those ideas immediately they may wish to balance this impulsiveness with gathering a bit more information first.

And someone who waits too long to process information and weigh the pros and cons might let an opportunity slip past them and would want to balance this side of them with taking more action once it feels right for them.

In this article I shared with you the basics and we will get to more advanced tips and examples in Part 2 on how to make a great first and lasting impression in Business and anywhere, by improving your communication skills.