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Sharpen Your Communication Skills:
Good communication is key in any relationship. Improve your communication skills and see how your relationships at home and in your workplace will benefit. Read tips on communicating with your children that will help you understand them and let them get to know you better. Learn how to ask for what you want and need at your workplace, and set a good example for the rest of your office. Your presentations will become compelling after you review some of the articles associated with this category.

Doesn't it make more sense to prevent conflict from starting or escalating, rather than managing it?

Communicate better for better relationships

Conflict Prevention In The Workplace - Using Cooperative Communication teaches you how to make small changes in how you communicate so you can eliminate those nagging, annoying arguments that should never have started in the first place. While written for the workplace, these practical techniques work with spouse, family, kids, etc. Click here for more information and get your free preview.


  • How to Save the Hopeless Conversation

    By Micheal Cross - This article provides many plans of action to help you save a 'getting-to-know-you' from crashing and burning. Let the author provide you with tips for keep the conversation going and allowing you to sound interesting and fun to talk with. (Added: 23-May-2006 Hits: 1186 )

  • Interpersonal / Small-Scale Communication

    By Jennifer Akin - Here is a scene with which we are all familiar: Alex says or does something that Bob interprets as an insult or an attack. Bob retaliates in words or action. Alex, having meant no harm in the first place, now sees Bob's actions or words as an unprovoked attack. The situation can quickly escalate even though there was no real reason for a fight to begin in the first place. (Added: 7-Mar-2006 Hits: 1067 )

  • Relationship Smarts

    By Kathy Glover Scott - There are times when we feel angry with our partners, disconnected from them or under other stresses as a result of family, work, health or financial issues. How you communicate with each other during these times can either positively or negatively impact the foundation of your relationship. The quality of communication under pressure can affirm or override boundaries and actually make problems worse. (Added: 20-Feb-2006 Hits: 924 )

  • 3 Communication Pitfalls to Avoid

    By Dr. Brenda Shoshanna - What are the secrets of effective communication? How do we truly get what we want while also giving our partners what they need? Let's look at the top three communication problems that most couples have -- and see how they can be solved right here. (Added: 20-Feb-2006 Hits: 1060 )

  • Speak Up! Ask Him for What You Want

    By Susan Campbell, Ph.D. - Want your guy to take care of dinner once in a while? Want him to help you get some time to yourself? That doesn't sound like too much to ask. So why do we all have such a tough time asking? In this excerpt from her book Saying What's Real: 7 Keys to Authentic Communication and Relationship Success, Susan Campbell, PhD, explains that being assertive and diplomatic isn't as difficult as we think: (Added: 20-Feb-2006 Hits: 626 )


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