Mistakes to avoid when communicating with your peers

No doubt that communication plays a major role on how we formulate our relations and bonds with our peers in the workplace. And to be able to well-establish your relations, you need to be aware of some mistakes that can hinder you from fitting well in your organization.


Following are some points to put in consideration in order to avoid being a completely buffoon.

Don’t be over funny!

Okay, we got that, you’re super fucking funny and you know all the quirky things. But keeping that trait of making fun of every single statement or situation -specially those ones that may be inappropriate jokes for some- makes people uncomfortable.

It’s also an indicator that you’re not a good team player. As many executives believe being able to sense the mood of others and effectively adjust your language, tone and content is one of the top skills required to advance.

Save your tears for the cinema!

We’re all human, we can experience those hard times that we got very stressed and nervous. We can express that in various manners, but when it comes to a workplace, and choosing a way of expressing those negative emotions, it’s not the best thing to do. Workplace crying is an indicator for poor ability to sort yourself out in the hard times!

It can let you look bad, and you will have a hard time if you’re a man!

Avoid being buffoon!

If you don’t know about something, please, avoid placing yourself in a situation that you may look like an ignorant buffoon!

It will decrease your ability to influence other situations even if you were right, you know for sure that credibility counts!

I swear, swearing is not something good!

This is quite simple one, don’t swear! because it won’t add any value if your arguments lack the facts, or the proper logical structure to be quite acceptable.

You’re not the only one who knows about flirting!

Assuming that no one will realize that you’re flirting is completely wrong, nearly most of executives say it will undercut your professional reputation. Flirting can simply be taken the wrong way, which can cause you troubles with both your colleagues and your future career.

Eye contact is important.

 

When talking with someone, it’s very important to keep eye contact. As it’s something matters. People don’t like to feel neglected, or being avoided. If you’re in a meeting, it may be a sign that you’re not paying enough attention or uninterested.

Keep it forward!

If you can’t make your statements clear and short enough to deliver what you need, it may be a big sign that you’re out of control. And that’s an indicator of inability or misunderstanding of your work nature.

Keep it organized, short, and summarized. That can save your professional appearance.

Adjust your tones.

Quite simple, if you’re a man, watch out your voice tone because biologically, you have more ability to cause headache to other people with your high tone voice! If you’re a lady, please watch out your laughing tone and duration, it won’t help your colleagues if you kept laughing for 15 minutes for specially if it’s not a special event or something.


Paying attention to your workplace rules and traits can help you avoiding a lot of problems in advance. Happy working hours!