Misunderstandings cause unnecessary conflicts and frustrations in our personal and professional lives.
Whether it’s personally or professionally, developing better communication skills can help us understand people and situations better. By communicating more efficiently, we can avoid conflicts and make better decisions with the right information.
Here are two reasons why you should listen to the full episode.
- Discover how to have better conversations.
- Learn how to become a better listener.
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Episode Highlights
Why Is Successful Communication Important?
- We want to make sure we’re getting our points across without being misunderstood.
- We want to make sure that we are understanding what others are trying to convey to us.
- By communicating more efficiently, we can avoid conflicts and make better decisions.
- Successful communication is key to good relationships.
How Can We Start Having Deeper Conversations?
- Start more conversations in general. Move past small talk.
- Start becoming more vulnerable with people you trust. This will signal to them that it is safe for them to be vulnerable with you, as well.
How Do We Become Better Listeners?
- The key to being a good listener is to remain present.
- This means not being judgemental, not trying to offer solutions to their problems, and not bringing up our own personal issues in the middle of them speaking.
- Maintain eye contact to keep yourself and the speaker engaged.
- Ask questions if there is something you’d like some clarification on.
5 Powerful Quotes
- “Communication is an integral part of our life and doing so efficiently is how we get our point across, solve conflicts, and have relationships with other people in our lives.”
- “Misunderstandings cause unnecessary conflicts and frustrations in our personal and professional lives.”
- “Wanting deeper connections, better friendships, and better conversations may cause us to step outside of our comfort zone.”
- “It’s human to want to share similar experiences or emotions when someone is going through their own struggle, but we want to do this in moderation so we don’t invalidate the feelings of the people we care about.”
- “Having genuine connections begins with listening more intently, opening up when we feel safe to be vulnerable, and sharing interests without trying to gain anything other than a moment of human connection.”
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