Let's make communication sexy...
Do you want to know the sexiest thing about communication?
When it’s
1) simple
and
2) clear
Do you want to know the most unsexy time in life?
Middle School.
Do you want to know when we need to start learning how to communicate better so we can be simple and clear?
Also, middle school.
You see the problem, right?
On this week’s episode of the be a problem solver podcast we are talking about communication repair.
What the heck is communication repair?
It’s our ability to fix a misstep in conversation. correct ourselves when something came out wrong. monitor the face and body of the listener and adjust.
oof.
It’s a big ask for a middle schooler.
That’s why we are covering it on the podcast this week. Tune in to find out why communication repair matters SO DANG MUCH!
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