Effective communication

 Welcome back. This week's topic is about how to communicate effectively. This is an incredibly important skill to have. It becomes very helpful when working with other people and it can also keep the feelings of peace and happiness in a home when people can communicate.

There are many different ways to communicate. I'll be focusing on one way to communicate that stood out to me. There are 5 steps.

1. The Disarming Technique: Find some truth in what the other person is saying.

2. Empathy: Try and see things from their point of view.

      - Thoughtful Empathy: restate what they are saying.

      - Feeling Empathy: Acknowledge their feelings.

3. Inquiry: ask questions to better understand where they are coming from.

4. "I Feel" statements: Talk about how you feel with statements that don't start with focusing on them.

5. Stroking: Point out something about them that you like and appreciate about who they are.


I'm currently working on practicing using this communication technique in my own life. I hope you all will find a communication technique you like and will apply it in your life as well. Being able to communicate effectively is very important and can help save relationships.

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