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Communication tone is the overall atmosphere of a communication. This can shine through in any type of communication but particularly applies written and verbal communication where a tone is almost always apparent. Tone can indicate your intentions, mood, thought process and frame of mind. The following are illustrative examples of communication tone.
Accusatory | Appreciative | Assertive | Authoritative | Bureaucratic | Casual | Closed | Comforting | Commanding | Complimentary | Confident | Confused | Creative | Critical | Cynical | Defensive | Derisive | Direct | Disapproving | Disengaged | Disillusioned | Dismissive | Dramatic | Emotional | Empathetic / Caring | Encouraging | Engaged | Enthusiastic | Fearful | Formal | Friendly | Helpful | Honest | Humorous | Idealistic | Indirect | Informal | Informative | Intellectual | Intense | Intimidating | Ironic | Light-hearted | Lively | Melodramatic | Negative | Neutral | Objective | Open | Opportunistic | Optimistic | Patronizing | Pedantic | Persuasive | Pessimistic | Philosophical | Polite | Positive | Pragmatic | Proactive | Reactive | Realistic | Relaxed | Respectful | Sarcastic | Scientific | Serious | Shady | Sincere | Subjective | Supportive | Sympathetic | Tactful | Thoughtful | Uncertain | Understanding | Unemotional | Unhelpful | Uninterested | Witty |
Positive Tone The following tones are usually perceived as positive.Negative Tone The following tones are potentially viewed as negative depending on the context.SummaryPeople will often react to your tone more than the content of what you say. As such, monitoring your tone and positioning it in some positive way can greatly improve communication results. Reading the tone of communications is also an important skill whereby you can see how someone is feeling or how they want to approach things.
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