How to Improve Communication Skills

Video Transcript

"When I was a child I had 5 friends, who, what, why, where, when and how. This is Dr. Paul, author of Boomer Girls, a boomer woman's guide to men and dating. How are you going to be a better communicator? The bottom line is you ask open questions. Who, what, why, where, when and how. When you open your door, then others will enter and the only way to enter their door is to have them respond. Now if you ask a question that gets a yes or no response, it won't go anywhere. So if you meet a new person, how did you like the ballgame? How did you like the opera? How did you like the jazz concert? How, how, how. Who are you with now? And they open up. How do you like that person? Who, what, why, where, when and how. It helps you to communicate and that's what its all about. Communication is the differentiation between human beings and other animals. So that is where you go. Remember your 5 friends, who, what, why, where, when and how. They'll work for you. Actually there are six, but who's counting? This is Dr. Paul, may your fantasies of today be your realities of tomorrow."