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Mindfulness Check in September 22

User Profile: ASilentObserver
ASilentObserver September 22nd, 2018

Hhhheeeeloooooooo Community heart

Do you know what? surprise

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I appreciate you. laugh You are fabulous and so your support and words.

You know how important communication is. I know you know it so well.

But,

Do you know? surprise

To have an effective communication, you need a nice blend of verbal and non-verbal communication. Your body language, your gestures really help to communicate effectively.

Let me give you an example --

Obs comes to you and says, "Hello" without any gesture.

While Rumple comes to you, smile and says hello while doing the handshake.

Which one do you find better?

You are right. You will love Rumple's hello than Obs'. Because Rumple used gestures so well while communicating verbally. It made an impression to you that he is interested and excited to meet you.

Similarly, you can notice around you how people communicate and you will realize the people who communicate along with nonverbal communication. It leaves an impression on you. You feel good.

So do mindful communication.

Communicate with one another in other ways as well such as tone of voice, facial expression, eye contact, and posture. Effective communicators know the importance of body language and mindfully utilize it in their daily communication.

When you use nonverbal tools mindfully and deliberately to reinforce the message. It lifts up the value of your communication and your value as a person.

If your non-verbal communication is not aligned with your verbal communication, then your message seems muddled and mixed and it will not resonate at all.

Nonverbal communication is like a backup way to convey your message to the receiver. Consciously or unconsciously, it helping you to communicate in a better way.

So be mindful of the power of non-verbal tools.

BTW, what do you think? Did I say right? surprise

Share your thoughts with us on mindful communication. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

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User Profile: kindSoul10
kindSoul10 September 22nd, 2018

I see where you are coming from. Yes, mindful communication is important.

However also a non-judgemental stance helps also in communicating. Our physical and mental traits have an impact on our gestures, voice etc. Things we might not be able to control that much for different reasons.

For example it might happen that people don't look at you. It doesn't have to be ignorance, it might be because they have an spine injury which makes it hard to turn their head around.

So yes, being mindful to our prejudice is important too. :) We all have them (to my knowledge). They can be helpful in some contexts but they don't represent the truth.

@ASilentObserver

User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic September 22nd, 2018

@ASilentObserver

Awwww Hellooooooooooooo!

User Profile: sweetrosa1987
sweetrosa1987 September 22nd, 2018

@ASilentObserver Hello A.S.O. and how are you today? smileyheartlaugh

User Profile: RumpleSteeleSkin
RumpleSteeleSkin September 22nd, 2018

@ASilentObserver

hahaha Baby Obscheeky This is a great check in for today. I do know as a fact without gestures and just text communications and even sometimes on the phone things are more misunderstood or the person doesn't fully feel the compassion or empathy. It is harder at times to communicate right when online or on phone, but then it gives me a chance to practice things.

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User Profile: GusteeMoon123
GusteeMoon123 September 22nd, 2018

i am fortunate to be one of those people who's vocal intonations, gestures and facial expressions are consistant with my words.

this is not mere luck, but the result of Mindful Honesty. i strive to be genuine on all levels. using typed chat can be quite challenging when someone asks if i'm lying, joking, or just being rude,, and i have been accused of being overly Blunt; but to me, these are the kinds of things that give my affections true value~! you can believe what i say, i really mean it, i'm NOT joking, and i don't do sarcasm~!

so, Thank You, ABS, for this lovely topic, and the chance to see how other people respond...

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User Profile: GusteeMoon123
GusteeMoon123 September 22nd, 2018

@GusteeMoon123

er, uh, i mean ASO~! lolol,, trust me when i say i have difficulty remembering names~! blush

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User Profile: soulsings
soulsings September 23rd, 2018

@ASilentObserver yes non verbal communication is really important in face to face communication. So what do people do to enhanvce their non verbal communication where there is only text?

Add pictures? Add emoticons?

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User Profile: kindSoul10
kindSoul10 September 23rd, 2018

@soulsings adding emojis and textual description to their texts.

E.g. *hugs*, *smiles*, *cheers*, *sits with you and listens*, ...

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic September 23rd, 2018

@kindSoul10

YES BIG BOLD CAPS is so angry

But if we use smooth colours and lower case its more friendly

and then add in a cheeky and its fun
or a devil and its a tease lol

Aso and Soul heart

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User Profile: kindSoul10
kindSoul10 September 23rd, 2018

@MistyMagic definitely. I found out replacing emoji with text can help with understanding the context. It's also better accepted by people who feel uneasy with emojis. One once thought I am teasing them or I think it's a game and not a serious conversation since I used emoji.

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic September 23rd, 2018

@kindSoul10

yes I agree, they can be taken the wrong way and are unprofessional too :(

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User Profile: soulsings
soulsings September 24th, 2018

@kindSoul10 yes I like the idea of doing bold text. Thanks

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