2.6 Summarize three communication strategies that can improve your powers of perception.

If you want to enhance your perceptual accuracy, we recommend the following:

• Increase your awareness by fully listening, observing, and paying attention to your surroundings and other people.
• Avoid stereotypes or generalizations about people.
• Check your perceptions—indirectly and directly—to confirm or refute your interpretations of events or someone’s behavior.