Ever felt misunderstood, no matter how clearly you express yourself?
Or the opposite – maybe you’ve felt like someone else just didn’t seem to speak in a way you gelled with, even if their actual sentiment was just fine.
That could be a clash of communication styles, or the ways in which we deliver information.
And speaking to HuffPost UK, therapist and BACP member Bhavna Raithatha said that “Becoming aware of how [we] are communicating to others will give
[us] some idea about why people respond to [us] the way they do”.
She and fellow BACP therapist and coach Stefan Walters explained the four communication styles to us, adding which was the healthiest, and how to achieve it.
What are the four communication styles?
1) Passive communication
A person with this communication style “avoids conflict by staying quiet, agreeing when [they] don’t mean it, or minimizing...
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