How to improve my Communication skills ?

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1.Listen and don't assume.
2.Exercise Emotional control.
3.Active Listening.
4.Interaction and Participation.
5.Practice Listening for better understanding.
6.Raise Good,Intellectual and Powerful questions.
7.Have an eye contact.
8.Listen with high energy level.
9.Improve body language.
10.Be in a normal and good mood.
11.Don't take things personally. 12.Concentrate inspite of distractions.
13.Avoid imagination, assumptions, and pre-judinging or pre-occupation.
14.Do not communicate with the intention of arguing, withdrawing, blaming, accusing and changing the subject.
15.Try to understand and not evaluate.
16.Build Rapport.
17.Have a purposeful listening. 18.Develop creative communication.