Tag: conversations

— Community Building, Community Development, Consultation —

Conversing to Consult or Conversing to Convince: Implications for Community Building

April 26, 2016
Sahar's Blog 2016 04 26 Conversing to Consult or Conversing to Convince Implications for Community Building

Living on different continents allows for the immersion into different types of cultures.  The way these differ is a great way of gaining insight into patterns of behaviour that affect our personal development and our contribution to building vibrant communities. A really interesting surprise was the difference between conversation styles in different cultures.  In some,… Read More Conversing to Consult or Conversing to Convince: Implications for Community Building

— General —

The Clean-Up Continues: Dove Concludes We Are More Beautiful than We Think

February 16, 2016

Dove’s mission to get us in touch with real beauty started with this video released over six years ago.  The company is still at it, recently releasing another video. It documents an experiment that begins with several participants talking to the camera about their appearance. These participants then describe themselves to a forensic artist who sketches… Read More The Clean-Up Continues: Dove Concludes We Are More Beautiful than We Think

— Community Building, Empowerement, Personal Development —

From Building Awareness to Taking Action Against Cancer or its Effect

October 6, 2015
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There are different levels to awareness; therefore, while we can be aware of certain things for long periods of time, it’s only when they hit close to home that one’s vision zooms in and details pop out like never before. Straight after the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis in my family comes Breast Cancer… Read More From Building Awareness to Taking Action Against Cancer or its Effect

— Book Review —

Book Review: Writing Talk: Conversations with Top Writers of the Last Fifty Years, by Alex Hamilton

June 3, 2014

One can choose to read a book of conversations about writing for many reasons. It can help a reader delve into the minds of those who create the literary food they live on; it can help a writer glean useful insights. As both an avid reader and long-time writer, I picked up this title for… Read More Book Review: Writing Talk: Conversations with Top Writers of the Last Fifty Years, by Alex Hamilton

— General —

Am I Actually Being Mean? Not Judging Our Actions Solely by Other People’s Reactions

October 14, 2012

So-called nice people are usually considered a pleasure to work with, because they will rarely, if ever, say something that makes others uncomfortable. They will often do everything they can to not intentionally insult anyone or bring up sensitive topics that might upset others. But this niceness can be superficial, and create festering passive aggressiveness,… Read More Am I Actually Being Mean? Not Judging Our Actions Solely by Other People’s Reactions