All Lessons
All Lessons
Our Christian Views of Smartphones are now an important topic because of the importance of maintaining our faith but also staying connected in our hyper-connected digital world. When to allow children a smartphone has become among the most pivotal of parental...
I found this at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/husband-queen-hotter-sex-life_n_64012619e4b065f42e30d9d6 it is a great example of communication in a marriage. --------- My Husband Treated Me Like A Queen ― And It Made Me Miserable "I know honorable men everywhere are...
Communication is a Team Sport I was watching the sports news and they showed a great play where the 3rd baseman made a running barehanded catch, threw it to the first baseman, who in turn made a great catch by stretching out and short hopping the ball in the dirt. ...
Non Hierarchical Emotional Needs Maslow’s grouping of needs is great. However, from a communication standpoint sometimes needs to be understood from a more equal grouping. An emotional need is “a craving that, when satisfied, leaves you with a feeling of happiness and...
Mike Males is a Sociologist and Author of Framing Youth and Scapegoat Generation. Mike writes, Well, Scapegoat Generation came out in 1996 and Framing Youth in 1999 and those books are basically talking about the same topics though different periods in time. They...
Communication Skills Self-Assessment Listening Skills You are more likely to enjoy more meaningful relationships and are less likely to misunderstand what others are communicating – you don’t just hear what is being said, but bring together the verbal and non-verbal...
Non-Verbal Communication in A Job Interview Nonverbal communication refers to gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact (or lack thereof), body language, posture, and other ways people can communicate without using language. When you’re interviewing for...
Verbal Communication Skills Almost every job requires workers to use verbal communication skills. That’s why verbal skills are highly ranked on the candidate evaluation checklists used by many job interviewers. The stronger your communication skills, the better your...
Non-Verbal Communication Skills Parents need to master non-verbal communication skills. Kids can be very non-verbal so understanding how non-verbal works will greatly increase a parents ability to communicate. The Importance of Nonverbal Communications Most...
Improving Parental Communication We can always learn how to improve our Parental Communication Be Consistent Follow through. Know your intent. Be age appropriate Understand how your child sees the world. Be nice. Understand when to use a carrot and when to use a...
Active listening is when the listener tries to understand the speaker’s intention. Active listening is clearly the opposite of “passive” listening. In passive listening, the listener’s brain does nothing to ensure it understands the intent of the speaker. Active listening is when the listener provides feedback to the speaker so the speaker can create new messages that help the listener better understand the speaker. Updated Sept. 2023
“Listening” and “Seeing” are not the same as “Hearing” and “Understanding.” Being connected to others is a fundamental driver for most of us. And it is the quality of those connections that determine the quality of our lives. So learning skills to help us grow the...
I heard a new term: "Lighthouse Parent." I think that being a Lighthouse Parent is a better way to Parent The term is intended to offer a better alternative to parenting than: helicopter parents, absent parents, or dictatorial parents. While helicopter parents are...
How to "Confront" your Kids Teacher Most people I know do not enjoy confronting anyone, least alone your kid's teacher. I’m your Type A people-pleaser. But that changes when you have kids. The stakes are suddenly so high and you can’t help but confront people. It’s...
I was on a flight from Orlando and the pilot made an announcement before we left the gate; “It’s probably going to be bumpy as we climb out.” Having flown a lot from Orlando in the summer, this was not an unusual announcement. After all, afternoon thunderstorms are...
Summary: According to researchers, people tend to change the pitch of their voice depending on who they are talking to and how dominant they feel. The study found that a person’s vocal characteristics altered in response to people of different social status. When a...
5 Networking Skills Your Teen Needs to Master Humans are wired to connect with other humans more so than any other species I know. We're a species who, not only likes to connect but needs to connect. We're social creatures, always have been and always will be....
7 Communication Skills to Master Communication is a requirement for almost any job and almost any life activity. Here are the top 7 communication skills that will help you succeed in work and life. 1. Understand The Intent of the Communication We all begin...
10 Important Communication Skills Communication is a requirement for almost any job and almost any life activity. Here are the top 10 communication skills that will help you succeed in work and life. 1. Understand The Intent of the Communication We all begin...
This list of the 7 things to help your kids be better communicators is intended to help your kids succeed, by helping them be better understood by helping them focus more on their communication. A fundamental intent of most of us is being better understood. But, in...
There are a lot of ways to communicate - Books, Movies, email, phone calls, social media, text messaging, video calls - just to name a few. However, the best way to communicate, has always been, is now, and will always be, in person face-to-face. And there is one...
The Benefit of Face-to-Face Communication: Bandwidth There are a lot of ways to communicate: Books, Movies, email, phone calls, social media, text messaging, video calls - just to name a few. However, the best way to communicate, has always been, is now, and will...
As we go through life we are constantly communicating. Unfortunately, we sometimes make communication mistakes. Those mistakes are often based on reflexive habits which can destroy our relationships. If we reframe these reflexive communication habits we can improve...
All Paradigms can change. People thought the world was flat and that changed. People thought the Earth was the center of the universe, and that changed. But not everyone agrees that all paradigms can change. Religious fundamentalists do not agree that all paradigms...
All Paradigms can change. People thought the world was flat and that changed. People thought the Earth was the center of the universe, and that changed. But not everyone agrees that all paradigms can change. Religious fundamentalists do not agree that all paradigms...
Most people like to think what they have to say is important. If you or I make the effort to share thoughts, feelings, or knowledge, then we want to believe the intended recipient is listening. But honestly, many people are too distracted to really take it all in when...
There are certain words we hear in conversation that can instantly set us off. They're the kind of words that our brains hear as attacks and thus prompt us to react defensively (and sometimes even aggressively). In a recent study, we discovered a whole slew of...
Communication is critical to success! But what you communicate is more critical. And of all the things to communicate, being likeable is generally a good goal. But, being likable is not just doing what other people ask. Being likable is a combination of many...
10 skills of Confident People Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief directed at others. Confidence is quiet: It’s a natural expression of ability, expertise, and self-regard. 1....