Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Excellent communication skills open doors of
abundance, influence, position, power and authority to people who have learnt
to communicate excellently whether verbally or written or even through body
language. Excellent communication skills are a total package comprising your
choice of diction, tone, posture, grooming and dressence. All of these take
constant practice as well as conscious effort to implement and improve upon
what has been practiced. It is neither a one off activity nor a sprint.
Nabal is described as a very successful business man
who had acquired considerable wealth and was referred to as very rich. Additionally,
he was married to a very beautiful woman described as someone of good
understanding. Despite all these successes, Nabal lacked communication skills
and was consequently described as harsh and evil in his doings. Please see 1st
Samuel Chapter 25.
His caustic and very demeaning response to the
messengers of David over a simple request to let them partake of his feast from
the shearing activity attest to the fact that he had absolutely no
communication skills. How? A polite no to their request would have been okay
rather than the invectives on David who he referred to as not only a servant
but a breakaway servant from his master and concluded that he would not share
his food with men he did not know where they were from.
David was infuriated when his men reported back
Nabal’s unguarded speech and embarked on a revenge mission that would have
wiped out Nabal and his entire household but for the timely intervention of Abigail,
Nabal’s very beautiful wife.
