You only have to know 4 personality 'colors' to converse easily with just about anyone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/personality-test

IMO there are (3) main Positive communication styles:

🔸️Straightforward /direct
🔸️Assertive / direct but softer
🔸️Diplomatic / formal negotiation

They all have their place, but add #Honesty & #Empathy to the mix and you'll always convey your thoughts & feelings effectively.

🎙 💁‍♂️ 💖 💁‍♀️ 📣

#COMMUNICATION #communicate #communicationStyles #TellItLikeItIs

Communicating as an Autistic Person: Insights and Challenges

I am fairly recently self-diagnosed as an autist. I am still coming to terms with all that has meant for me throughout my life.

Adventures Of An Aging Trans Woman
I'm reading #ThomasHardy right now. #ClassicBooks are a window into the times. They also reveal nuances in #CommunicationStyles of the time. I ran across an excerpt which piqued my interest in modern #communications. I wonder how much #NonverbalCommunication we lose nowadays because of #SocialMedia, #Texting, etc? How many more conversations nowadays are misinterpreted because of the missing factor of non-verbal communication? #Miscommunication #ModernCommunication #ReadingCommunity
Let’s say I was looking to read things about how #covid has changed our #CommunicationStyles…what would I be reading? Send me recommendations! #AcademicTwitter

Happy #BoxingDay to those who celebrate! #HappyWhatever to everyone else!

#ShortSermon : #MeetPeopleWhereTheyAre
#JoinIn

#MeetingPeopleWhereTheyAre #TLDR :
respect people by learning about their #values , #desires , #needs , #learningstyles & #communicationstyles

The #hardstuff down the road is the #funstuff :

> To meet someone where they are is to meet an ecosystem of personhood that is rarely cohesive and never singular

https://hiroboga.com/blog/soul-business/can-you-really-meet-people-where-they-are/

(article is suprisingly deep)

Can you really "meet people where they are"?

Truth is, we rarely meet people where they are because none of us are singular selves. Within us we contain multitudes. We are also relational beings. In the relational field, you extend yourself to meet them, and they extend themselves to meet you.

Hiro Boga