Photo by Vera Arsic from Pexels Modern humans are worse at reading body signals than their ancestors because we are now distracted by words. Pease, The Definitive Book on Body Language. Remember Robin from Part 1 and Part 2?…
Are We Effective Communicators in This World Of Distractions Part 2
Photo by Bonneval Sebastien on Unsplash “Body language is the use of physical behavior, expressions, and mannerisms to communicate nonverbally, often done instinctively rather than consciously.” – HelpGuide.org Robin On Assignment Robin, a junior in college, was working on a…
Are We Effective Communicators In This World Of Distractions Part 1
Image by natureaddict from Pixabay We’re surrounded by distractions. Whether it’s emails, phone calls, text messages, social media notifications, or people entering and leaving your workspace, those distractions end up eating a good portion of your time. John Rampton…
How To Achieve And What Is A Win-Win Conversation
“It’s not your way or my way; it’s a better way, a higher way.” – Stephen Covey Image-by-Gerd-Altmann-from-Pixabay Jerry discovered that Debbie, the step-mother of his girlfriend Connie, was a Life Coach. He and Connie had been having problems lately.…
How To Communicate Effectively With People Who Think Differently
I can hear some of you who are reading this post ask, everybody thinks differently, so what exactly do you mean? Correct, people don’t think or do anything exactly the same, unless, perhaps, identical twins. Image by Pete Linforth from…
How To Find The Cure For Defensive Communication
“One reduces the defensiveness of the listener when one communicates that one is willing to experiment with one’s own behavior, attitudes and ideas.”- Jack R. Gibb PhD – A pioneer in humanistic psychology Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Loved…
How To Find the Rhythm in the Communication Dance
Find The Rhythm (Lyrics by Larry S. Warfield) LarrySWarfieldMusic.com When a man loves the work he does, it’s a wonderful joy it brings. Not just mastering tools, or remembering rules, or just doing the same old thing It goes much…
How Too Understand Why ‘HE’ Just Does Not Get It
Men engage the world in a hierarchical social order, “one-upmanship”, whereas, women approach the world as one in a network of connections for intimacy. Photo by Daniel Mingook Kim on Unsplash Mark stood at the kitchen counter making his lunch…
How Empathy Comes To the Rescue
Developing empathy and becoming an Empathic Listener is learning to act, be, and care about others, as well as, learning to control and understand our own emotions. “Mark, would you please take me to the office to get my car?”…
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How Not To Be the Listener Who Fakes It
The manner in which you stand, listen, gaze and move, tells the person you are communicating with how attentive you are, if you are being honest, and if you care or not. – Anthony Madani Image by MoteOo from…
