get people to listen

I listened to a Jay Shetty's Podcast episode on principles to get people to actually listen to you rather than tune you out.

1. Keep your emotions in check [get calm before you speak, not during]

2. Clarity beats passion [a clear message lands harder than an emotional one]

3. State facts with safety [lower the perceived threat for people to actually hear you]

4. More questions, fewer statements*[curiosity opens doors that declarations close]

5. Tone and body language are what's actually heard [delivery is paramount, intent is secondary]

6. Close the loop [alignment or a clear next direction]

Simple list, but not easy to execute under pressure. I'll be trying these out.

Happy hackin'

"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak" - Epictetus

References

• Jay Shetty's Podcast

• How to Communicate So People Actually Listen