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Episode 60: Communication Styles


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If someone asks you to go to dinner, what is your response?

  • Sure. I will go if I can pick the restaurant.
  • Sure. I will go and I will go to the restaurant you pick.
  • Sure. I have no opinion on where we go. But I will complain if it isn't what I secretly wanted.
  • Sure. We can go to the restaurant you pick this time and my choice next time.
  • Each of these responses represent a Communication Style. Do you know your Communication Style? Listen as Joseph and Paula address the 4 Styles to determine which you most frequently use.

    Resourced information:  

    4 Types of Communication Styles | Alvernia University 

    Burr, W. R. (1990). Beyond I-Statements in family communication. Family Relations, 39(3), 266. https://doi.org/10.2307/584870 

    Understanding Your Communication Style | Princeton University 

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