Six things to do before seeking feedback: 1. Understand what you are looking for, 2. Ask immediately, 3. Pose specific questions, 4. Ask for examples, 5. Seek the opinion of colleagues, and 6. Ask more frequently in the virtual environment.
Tell a story that matters to your audience and make sure it fits the larger context. Other tips for successful storytelling include being humble and sharing anecdotes to make it more human.
For conscious communication, don't mask your feelings. Instead of saying, Where were you?, say, I felt hurt that you did not tell me where you had gone?
Saying 'You are an idiot' is quite different from 'You are acting like an idiot.'
'You can not follow something blindly', is a statement that hurts a blind person. Because it suggests blindness means diminished intelligence. We should be conscious about how we communicate about disabilities.
Keep the information flowing. Unlike other resources, information when shared gets increased value.
"Listening is an act of love. It is an all-body activity."
Over-communication is better than under-communication.
Reverting does not mean replying back. It means going back to an earlier status.
Effectiveness in communication is determined by the result of communication.
Listening is like pouring tea in a cup. If the cup is clean and empty, listening is best. But if cup is kept upside down, tea will go waste, that is when we are not paying attention at all. If the cup is cracked, tea leaks out. That is when we are trying to listen but our attention is out of control. Or when the cup has something in it already. That is when we are full of toxic certainty,
Radio is the theatre of the mind.
Podcasting is a mix of reading books and watching cinema. Audio helps you avoid reading, and visualize what you are listening.
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