Meaning and Magic

Tag: communication

  • Free Webinar this coming Tuesday

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    Will and I are going to be talking about some stuff we do to have a close and happy relationship. Check it out on Facebook if you’re interested!

  • NVC and Requests

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    At this point, I am very much in the habit of converting both my own and others’ statements to NVC. However, my increased focus on efficiency these days has made me realize that I tend to mostly ignore requests. I’m pretty consistent about expressing observations instead of evaluations, sharing my emotions, and tying them to…

  • What Do I Say When Someone Compliments My Baby?

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    When someone compliments me, I often feel the impulse to downplay it or deny it, but I mostly just say “thank you.” Or, at least, that’s my plan for what to say. But when someone compliments my baby, I don’t have a plan; I’m confused about what response to give. If someone tells me how…

  • Key Terms from Crucial Conversations

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    I wrote this up and gave it out as a handout at one of my recent communication classes at the Happiness Institute.  Crucial Conversations is one of my favorite books on communication, and I particularly like some of the terms it defines.  Here it is! Start with Heart To have a good dialogue, figure out…

  • Video of me talking about Villain, Victim, and Helpless Stories

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    I’ve been planning to upload video blog posts for a while now, but hadn’t actually gotten around to doing it for a number of excuse-type reasons. So, since I subscribe to the philosophy that not only is “perfect the enemy of the good”–“good enough is the enemy of at all“, I’ve posted something.  Expect more…