Know how to Communicate on RET blog

Sometimes it is a challenge just knowing where to start…and communication can get stalled in the quickest ways.   Petting a dog is communication.  If we reach for a dog and quickly pull back, we startle ourselves and the dog.  Then we have to begin again by calming ourselves and the dog.  It’s the same with people, we can always begin again and calm each other so we can speak and listen; hear and be heard.

A suggestion that has worked well is to ask the question.  Instead of making a statement you must then defend, ask a question you can discuss. read more