What is Assertive Communication? How can we put it into practice?

28/06/2023 15 min Temporada 2023 Episodio 2023-06-28

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Episode Synopsis

Broadly speaking, assertive communication reflects our capacity to express our thoughts, feelings, and needs directly, honestly, and respectfully. This week's podcast is about assertive communication. We are exploring what it is and what it is not through real-life examples. I'm going to share some ideas with you to put assertive communication into practice.

In the podcast, we’re delving into the topic developing the conversation in the following way:

-What assertive communication is (in detail)
-Frequent real-life examples that are the opposite of assertive communication
-The fears that may be holding us back from being clear and true to ourselves when expressing our needs, feelings, and possibilities.
-The principles of assertive communication and how to confidently implement them.

We’re also sharing with you a BONUS link to an article I wrote for Psicología y Mente magazine on the topic (in Spanish)

https://psicologiaymente.com/personalidad/la-importancia-de-ser-asertivos-y-7-maneras-de-lograrlo

We hope you enjoy all the material! We are confident that you will. As you will conclude from the podcast, it is challenging to be assertive ... but it can be trained! 💪

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