Communications Expert Interviewed on Conversations with Michael Stone on KVMR
CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Language is so much more than the words we say to describe our lives. Language
shapes our emotions and, for better or worse, how we see the world.
"Really effective communication requires dealing with what is being said versus
what is added to what is being said by our view of life," says David Cunningham,
a communications expert and program leader for Landmark Education
(http://www.rlang.com/2009/09/17/david-cunningham-landmark-
forum-leader-discusses-potential-of-staycations/ )
In a recent interview on Conversations with Michael Stone on KVMR, David
explained how improving our ability to listen helps free us from self-criticism
and doubt to create more caring relationships.
David, a Senior Program Leader has provided tools, through Landmark Education
courses (http://www.landmarkeducation.com/intro ), to hundreds of thousands of
people worldwide that have created breakthrough results in their lives. He has
also worked in the fights against AIDS, world hunger and child abuse, having
served as a director for the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse.
"Miscommunication is at the heart of many of our problems as individuals and as
a society. So we must learn to create breakthroughs in how we communicate with
others," David says.
Our language shapes how we experience the world. So do events from our past. For
instance, if you grew up in a household where you heard constant criticism, you
might find that you often misinterpret things other people tell you as critical
even when they are not meant to be.
"What gives you your experience of life or evokes your emotions are not the
events in life themselves but the interpretation you have of those that the mind
does automatically and so fast that you don`t even notice it," David says.
So how can we change our way of listening so that we genuinely hear what others
are telling? David offers a few tips:
Understand the relationship between language, emotions and our interpretations
of events.
Distinguish what is being said from your interpretations. This is why in order
to truly recover from traumas such as childhood sexual abuse, people must learn
to separate what happened to them from feelings of shame, self-criticism and
worthlessness.
Know yourself. The way other people treat you does not determine the quality of
your life. Distinguish who you are at the core of your being from your
experiences, and live in that "domain of being."
Discover unrealized potential. Consider that language can be used not just to
discuss the world around us, but to create new possibilities and relationships.
Hear David Cunningham onConversations with Michael Stone on KVMR at
http://www.davidcunningham.presskit247.com/media_coverage. To learn more about
David Cunningham and Landmark Education, visit
http://davidcunningham.presskit247.com/ and www.landmarkeducation.org. Michael
Stone`s Web sites can be found at www.arewelistening.net or
Conversations@KVMR.org.
For Landmark Education
Michelle Tennant, 828-749-3200
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