Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Productive Communication in a Digital World

Over the past few months, as I have been afforded the opportunity to slow down and become more aware of the world around me, I have been struggling with what I can offer to help.  I have become increasingly sensitive to the seemingly universal complaint of discontent over unproductive communication.  People are not feeling heard.  People are feeling forced to take a stand, even on issues that they do not fully understand.  People are feeling attacked for no reason.  People are feeling ashamed and not sure why.  People want desperately to be able interact with one another in meaningful ways. 

With this blog, it is my goal to help anyone be able to understand what this all means for each one individually, and what it means to us all collectively.  I intend to provide the tools necessary to get to the root of the difficulties in understanding, and in being understood. 

I plan to cover topics including but not limited to:

-       The path from emotion to expression

-       Demands vs Offers

-       Winning vs Gaining

-       Debate vs Discourse

-       Gauging success by learning

-       Knowing your audience AND your platform

-       The need for perspective

-       Evaluating and granting power

-       The importance of preserving opposition

 If you have a desire to be a better communicator, or if you simply want to feel less stress from the information age that has encompassed us all, please join me as I offer some answers.  Please share this with anyone you think might value to opportunity to learn to add more value to interactions with others. 


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