Communication Skills

Building essential speaking and listening skills
Nonviolent Communication: Getting Needs Met Without a Fight

Nonviolent Communication: Getting Needs Met Without a Fight

What if there was a way to communicate without making the listener defensive, while also improving our chances of getting our needs met? I’ll bet you’d be interested—I know I was! That’s the promise of a system of talking and listening developed by Marshall Rosenberg...

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Assertive Communication: The Goldilocks of Interaction

Assertive Communication: The Goldilocks of Interaction

It’s date night. You’ve organized the babysitter, booked a table, and left work early to get to the restaurant on time. Then, your partner is thirty minutes late. How do you ensure this doesn’t happen next time, without causing a huge scene and ruining the date...

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How Emotions Affect Communication

How Emotions Affect Communication

It started innocently enough—but what should have been an easy conversation about our weekend plans turned into a difficult one. The resulting discussion was a good reminder of how emotions affect communication. In particular, it highlighted why it’s necessary to have...

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