Verbal Communication: Use these sample phrases to craft meaningful performance evaluations, drive change and motivate your workforce.
Verbal Communication is the use of tones and language to relay a message; it aids as a vehicle for expressing ideas, concepts and it, is critical to the daily running of the business.
Verbal Communication: Exceeds Expectations Phrases
- Always tries to talk unambiguously and concisely during a conversation.
- Always thinks before talking hence minimizes saying something that might be hurtful or stupid.
- Never talks too much so as not to bore the people who are listening.
- Seeks for clarifications on issues that are not well understood
- Strikes good balance and confidence between verbal skill and non-verbal skills.
- Maintains direct eye contact with the audience when giving a speech.
- Always attentive when the other people are putting their points across.
- Has a good attitude towards change and is open to being corrected.
- Exudes great confidence and composure when articulating issues and is not afraid to be corrected.
- Speaks with humility and genuine respect for other people and is considered with high regard.
Verbal Communication: Meets Expectations Phrases
- Refrains from speaking too often or having the urge to interrupt others while they speak.
- Researches extensively before delivering a talk to have concrete facts and information that will not raise any objections.
- Emphasizes on the key vital points of a topic to ensure that the message is well understood by others.
- Prepares adequately well before delivering that all-important speech before others.
- Knows audience well enough and uses the correct language and terms that will suit them perfectly.
- Shows great eloquence when it comes to delivering speeches and talks.
- Never beats around the bush but instead goes straight to the point.
- Shows great skill when using tonal variations in speech and tries to balance it.
- Maintains good and proper body language while speaking to people.
- Finds out if the other person understands what is being discussed during a conversation and explains unclear issues.
Verbal Communication: Needs Improvement Phrases
- Does not talk with great confidence and composure and trembles excessively.
- Always delivers talks or speeches before doing thorough research on the topic.
- Maintaining eye contact is quite a problem and appears to be shy when talking to people.
- Speaks disrespectfully and arrogantly while in a conversation with others.
- Fails to explain unclear issues when having a conversation and does not find out if the other party understands.
- Speaks too much and does not give room to others to talk or share their thoughts.
- Does not strike a good balance between the verbal skill and the body language usage.
- Maintains a boring conversation by asking close-ended questions that only require one-word answers.
- Responds to questions in a not so creative and intelligent manner and hence does not offer satisfactory answers.
- Talks too fast in a manner that the other person does not comprehend what is being said.
Verbal Communication: Self Evaluation Questions
- Have you ever spoken before first thinking over it and it ended up hurting someone? How was the experience?
- How well can you rate your verbal skills and what are you doing to improve?
- Who is the greatest orator that you admire and why do you admire them?
- Give an instance you were given the opportunity to talk to people. What was the reaction?
- Have you ever tried to think about what you would say from another person's perspective?
- Do you give people ample time to talk before you state your point or views?
- How do you prepare yourself before you talk to people and has it been of help to you?
- Have you ever tried to copy somebody else's way of talking and how did it turn out?
- How do you aim to improve your verbal communication skills to be the best in it?
- How do you respond to feedback and criticism and do you encourage people to give you feedback and citric your speech?