As a follow-up to my earlier post introducing empathetic listening, I am providing some tips you can use to improve your relationships and communication. Here are 8 strategies for practicing empathic listening: Take the time. Active, empathic listening requires time. The speaker needs to feel they have all the time in the world to release the flood of feelings and worries they have bottled up inside. Only when they release this backlog of emotion are they finally able to have clarity and the ability to reach conclusions. It's easy to lose patience with a speaker who is …
Reducing Conflict
Improving communication in your relationships
Even the strongest relationships can have issues. Whether it’s your spouse, significant other, co-worker, supervisor/supervisee, friend, family member or neighbor, you are not always going to see eye to eye. When disagreements occur, it can be helpful to remember to take a few minutes and not act on emotion. Use the time to disconnect from the situation. The other person may be going through something completely unrelated to your interaction that is heavily impacting them. Refocus and try to look at things from the other person’s point of view. You don’t have to agree with them but maybe …
