“I Messages” help build connections by sharing your feelings without blame. Saying “I feel…” opens talks and helps find common ground. Use them to listen and gently persuade. #Communication #IMessage

Help someone open up by reflecting their words. Repeat their main idea or the last three words back to them. It shows you care and keeps the chat flowing! #ListeningSkills #Reflect

Practice paraphrasing daily! It means saying what someone else said with your own words. Doing this shows you care and stops mistakes. Try it in your next talk! #Communication #Growth

Dig Deeper Than Definitions: Getting the definition is only the start. Real connection comes when you ask, “Why does this matter to you?” or “What experiences shaped your view?” Open-ended questions invite stories, not just answers. #Communication #Clarity #Curiosity #TrustBuilding #GrowthMindset

Tip of the Day: Don’t Assume, Define.
Miscommunication happens when we assume words mean the same thing to everyone. They don’t. Next time a conversation starts to feel tense or uncertain, slow it down. Ask, “What does that mean to you?” Clarity beats assumption every time.

Hope is not a plan!

There is no reason to go into a job interview or a difficult conversation and not have a plan A and a plan B.

Stop winging it!

As a "feelings" person, I have to remind myself that the "logical" people are really trying when they ask me how my day is going. Just like it is hard for us "feelers" to think logically sometimes. Try asking them about what project they are working on or what project they are most excited about!

Nobody has ever dropped a more fire comeback than, “The bar is so low it’s a tripping hazard in hell, and yet here you are limbo dancing with the devil.”

"No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt

Communication tip of the day: Stop trying to fix it!

Communication Tip of the Day:

If you feel the need to say, "I hear you" or "I am listening," then you are not truly hearing or really listening.

Instead, prove you are listening with a paraphrase. Repeat back what they said in your own words.

Best active listening tool for defusing anger.

Communication Tip that stuck with me today:

"Don't get caught in the culture of speed."

Meaning: Don't get in such a hurry to find a problem and execute a solution. Most of the time, the presenting issue is not the real issue. Slow Down.