Verbal abuse is not always the obvious loud and shouting kind, with clearly meant open mean and cruel insults being made. Verbal abuse can also be more subtle. The type that takes its tool over a period of time that gradually builds up the pressure until your self esteem crumbles. You may hear shouting from [...]
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Assertive Communication – 10 Tips For Expressing Yourself Assertively
1. Think before you speak. The first step is to be clear within yourself as to what you want to say.
2. Communicate your needs without excuses or disclaimers at the beginning, such as “well, this may not really be important” or “I may be making a big deal out of nothing”.
Aggressive, Assertive of Passive?
Assertiveness is a method of communication that lets others know your ideas and feelings, while respecting their feelings as well.
A person behaving aggressively states her feelings directly, but she violates the rights of others. For example, suppose a neighbor asks you to baby-sit her four children and you don’t want to.
Don’t Blame the Reflection
Many times we can sit and ask ourselves why things aren’t going right in our lives. We tend to blame things outside of ourselves and try to find the answers there as well. Blaming the reflection will not bring you the things that you crave in your life. So what will? That’s what this article [...]
Clean Up Your Language With These 7 Assertive Techniques
Use this 7-point assertive language guide to get your unsatisfactory relationships back on track.
If you want to put your relationships onto a more assertive footing, and earn more respect from others, there’s no better way to do it than to use the following 7 verbal techniques.
