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Submitted by Sarah on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 3:24pm.
I am by no means a communication expert. I sometimes get lost in discussions and I don't always listen as well as I'd like to. But, I do try. I'm looking over Principles of Conflict Resolution, what the Navy and others use. The 9 points may look simple but there actually is a lot in them to chew over. I'm going to work on one at a time, and I encourage anyone who wishes to join in however they like.
1.Think Before Reacting Online, it can be so easy and tempting to respond in the heat of the moment. All the needed tools are laid out and our keyboards are on fire. What if we instead take our time, take a few deep breaths, look at something else, maybe even step away slowly from our computers?
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I think we are doing fine her
Submitted by OlyCop on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 8:43pm.Thinking out loud about commu
Submitted by Sarah on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 10:45pm.Your feedback that we are doing fine here is valuable, thank you.
I've noticed a fair amount of
Submitted by Rick on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 9:08pm.I'm hearing some of that "got
Submitted by Sarah on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 10:40pm.A point that comes up later is about using "I-messages" instead of "You-messages". I am trying to be aware of that too.
When I hear myself described in negative terms, my motivations etc., it can be easy for me to get stuck there, to feel like I am in a combative place rather than a mutual shared discussion place.
I plead guilty. I will work
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 11:37pm.That being said, I still feel attacked. I feel that the spirit of discussion I bring to these pages is occasionally interrupted quite rudely.
I recognize that it is my imperative to step back, take a deep breath, and consider an appropriate response (not a reaction), which will disenable "gotcha" behavior and promote useful, constructive dialogue.
But I am an emotional creature, I can't help it. I think I need a good Internet Discussion Boarder Participants Anonymous meeting.
One thing I learned in a non-
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 11:40pm.And therefore, I should be wary of wasting my time attempting to dialogue with someone who, for all intensive purposes might be unavailable.
This is an important point fo
Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 11/23/2005 - 10:40am.