It’s not that they’re not listening…

It’s that they’re not comprehending. 

A couple years ago, my husband called from work and said there was a trip coming up and he wanted to know what I thought about it.

I told him, I was annoyed but I’d figure it out. Go if you need to.

When he came home that night, I asked about more details for the trip and he said, I told them I couldn’t go because that’s what you said to me.

My face showed my shocked.

I said, “I told you to go.”

He said, “yeah but then I talked to one of the guys and he said that you didn’t say that and you’d be pissed in I went.”

(Insert eye roll). 

And this is the problem when we communicate- the other person is trying to decipher what we say. 

So I took a breath and said to my husband, “How about from now on, I’m totally transparent and honest when I talk to you, so you don’t need to read between the lines?”

He laughed and said, “yes please.”

When we communicate, it’s not simply the words we use or how we say it, it’s about communicating in an effective way. A way in which we’re understood. 

This is Rhetoric- The Art of Effective Communication. 

On Thursday, October 23rd, I’m hosting a 90 minute masterclass to teach you how to:

• Feel emotions fully without over-sharing.

• Navigate hard conversations with confidence and calm.

• Communicate in ways that honor you and the other person.

$111 Live

Message me for a link to the replay for $222