Communication strategy

When I was a young man, I always hated strategy. Too much thinking that may not be necessary; having a simple and easy mind had been all I desired. And for some philological unknown reasons, I started to enjoy thinking ahead, thinking about possibilities and consequences.  And for communication, I had never thought I had any communication issues; even when I was in the foreign territory, I blamed my English level, not my communication skills. 

However recently, I am starting to realize the education background left this communication as almost blank hole to me without my noticing. I had not taken serious on communication efficiency and communication strategy, until I got into the EMBA program. During the entire program, the ability to think did not drag me down at all, but I saw the huge difference on the ability to talk effectively between me and my other classmates.  

After the program, I joined local toast master club, and surprisingly got to understand more about communications. Many may though that, not being talkative was a sign of being honest, introvert and thoughtful; in fact, it was a huge social disadvantage for people living in today’s society.  

To be able to think at you feet, organize the words right before it comes out of your mouth, thinking while talking, making emotional connection to audience using words, gestures, voices are all essential skills in toast master.  

After mastering these skills, there are more profound strategies to make communication work, and eventually make things work. There are no simple sentences that could describe these strategies, but one principal: watch out for the possible outcomes and choose the best outcome before the words get out of mouth.