John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success

Idea 75: How to use the Communication Star

• Good communication requires an understanding and skilled communicator, presenting a true and necessary content to an alert and able communicant, using the most appropriate methods in a situation that is contributing to the meeting of their minds, so that the aim is fully achieved.
• You can use the Communication Star as a practical framework when planning for any meeting. If you get it right, there should be a near-perfect harmony between the five elements in relation to the aim.
• Examine the true purpose of each communication. Always ask yourself what you really want to accomplish with your message.
• When it comes to content, bear in mind the enduring value of truth in any human communication. As one Ethiopian ...