Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x On Monday we discussed the first two rules of disagreeing in grace. Rules three and four involve being calm and concentrating on the issues rather than the person's character. 3. Be Calm The best way to share your views with anyone is in a calm and rational manner. The more passionate you are about a topic, the harder that will be. When you give a speech, being passionate about it is beneficial, but when you are trying to change someone's mind or heart, it is a deterrent. Nobody wants to be forced into accepting something. They want to come to their own conclusions after hearing all the...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Continuing with Grace Month this week, I'm going to share a few excerpts from my article, "Ten Quick Rules for Disagreeing in Grace" and examine them each a bit closer. 1. Don't Accuse Instead of coming out and saying someone is wrong, just share what you know. Nobody wants to hear they are wrong and if they hear it, they are likely not listening to anything else you say. They may indeed be wrong, but you need to ask yourself if you want to be right or if you want to be heard! Mildred told Agatha she'd been to Geraldine's house yesterday and saw her new Labrador...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! Before I start posting my 10 Quick Rules for Disagreeing in Grace, I want to start off Grace Month with an article I wrote a while back. Is Grace a Two Way Street? It talks about two news items where the speaker didn't speak in grace, but it also talks about how Christians should react according to God's Word and why that is most effective. Here is an excerpt from "Is Grace a Two Way Street?" "God gave each of us free will and there are times when folks will choose to be evil with their mouths. Sometimes they don’t mean it the way it sounded and sometimes...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals' RSS Feed? Don't miss a post! x All this month I'll be talking about the role of grace and godly communication in our daily lives from our marriages, kids, neighbors, family, friends and co-workers to how we handle the phone and social media. I'll be sharing tips from my article, "Ten Quick Rules for Disagreeing in Grace" and expanding on it to include more insights. I'll even share some from my upcoming new study, Say What You Mean: Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts. After checking out my article, for a little fun you can visit FIMM (Foot in Mouth Man) for some of his misadventures in miscommunication. There will be a new episode this...
At the end of a long, joyous, productive, meaningful life, what will people see when they look into your face? WRINKLES! And they won't be thinking, "That face shows a joyous, productive, meaningful life" either. They'll be thinking, "Boy is that woman OLD!" Well, I'd like to change all that and I'm asking for your help. It's important to use your communication skills to change the world around you for the better. Why start with wrinkles? Well, I've written articles about grace in politics and faith before, but it struck me that I never did start at the beginning. In order to start a movement for world grace, I think it needs to begin with something more universal and easier...
