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If you were sitting alone in a room and talking out loud, would you define that as communicating? No, I didn’t think so. But half the time you’re practically doing just that but calling it communicating. You’re speaking to (or at) your partner, coworker or child and think you’re communicating even though they’re not really listening to a word you’re saying! You might as well be alone speaking to an empty room for all the good it’s doing you (I bet you’ve even yelled that out loud in frustration once or twice)!
There are five major signs that communication isn’t happening and you’ve got to learn them if you want to start having effective communication with the people around you. Keep in mind that it might be you doing one of these five things or the person you’re speaking with. Either way, it’s time to reset and re-strategize!