Day Thirteen // March 11 // Stridence in Listening “Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking.” – Peter Guber –
If stridence is the rotten fruit of gentleness, then awareness of how we listen is one of the keys to keeping the fruit fresh. We overlook the critical importance of body language in communicating. Body language is the unspoken element of communication that we use to reveal our true feelings and emotions. Our gestures, facial expressions and posture are windows into our souls. When we are able to “read” these signs, we can have greater empathy and find a great capacity to really hear each other. It can greatly enhance our ability to understand the complete message of what someone is trying to say and make us more aware of people’s reactions to what we say and do. We can also use it to
