The Four Pillars of Likable Communication

It has taken me years to come up with the four pillars of likable communication. The essential building blocks of likable communication. I call them the 4 C's. Confidence. Consideration. Contribution. Clarity.

1. Confident / bold / not nervous / relax
2. Consideration / plan / structure / think quick
3. Contribute / participate
4. Clear / specific / volume / voice

Other tenets of likable communication can include:

• good listening, honesty, equality, freedom, acceptance, empathy, humour, tentativeness, positive emotionality, politeness
  
• enthusiasm, impressions, engaging, being personal, body language, building rapport, fitting in, showing genuine interest, smiling, appreciation, professionalism, being natural, motivation, creativity, presentation
• succinctness, conciseness, knowing what to say, knowing who to say it to, consistency, articulation, asking, listening, speaking speed, pausing