(Continued from Part 3.) Going First There’s another matter that I know I can no longer dodge – or probably any of us for that matter. How many times have we asked ourselves why the other person doesn’t go first in risking, taking a new path, or stepping aside? Why must we go first? In […]
Principled Communication – 3/4
(Continued from Part 2.) There are three steps I like to take with my own process of communication to skirt the pitfalls of a force-based communicational style. I own my communication. I state the status of my knowledge. I identify the principle upon which I base the communication. Owning My Communication
Principled Communication – 2/4
(Continued from Part 1.) Lately, I seem to have been entering into more and more conversations and communications that have serious consequences or can lead to serious outcomes. And because of this, I seem to be wanting to focus more attention on ways of communicating. Many of us, I think, base our communicational style, especially […]
Principled Communication – 1/4
I’ve always regarded myself as my own laboratory, subject, experiment, and appraiser. I watch how I do things and then test out what happens and look for improvements. Doing things this way, for me, is part and parcel of the awareness path and of consciousness-raising. That being said, I’ve lived most of my life as […]
Jennifer Hoffman: The Levels of Communication
The Levels of Communication by Jennifer Hoffman Homepage Communication is how we share our thoughts, feeling and beliefs with others. Many years ago we were limited to two vehicles of communication, in person or in writing. Then it was expanded to include the telephone, email, Facebook and text. Today, every moment we are sharing our […]