Active Listening

Listening…we all do it, right?  We do so much of it that you would think we would be great at it! However some statistics state we only remember 25-50% of what we hear. Think about that: for every ten minute conversation you have, the receiver only listens half...

Communication 101 Cont.

Last post, we learned there are six components to interpersonal communication. Today we will talk about communicators, the message, and noise. It is important to remember that communication is interdependent; communication is never one-way. Interpersonal communication...

Interpersonal Communication 101

We all know that communication is speaking to one another, in some form. It is important to note that much of our communication is non-verbal. What we don’t say and our gestures, tone, and facial expressions convey huge amounts of information. We will be looking...

Inner Critic Tamed

This will be our last post talking about the inner-critical voice. We will look at a few more ways to tame our inner critic and interrupt the negative and false dialogue it creates. Remember: the inner critic is a liar! We have discussed recognizing the voice, asking...