There are 4 different social styles of interaction.   People often operate from different styles in their way of thinking, communication and behaviour . These could be from Drivers, Analysts,  Exppressives or Supporters/Amiable. The characteristics of each of these differ and can influence how people perceive us and experience us, and hence  not being aware of our own styles and styles of  those we live and work with can create conflict. Being aware of the pattern that you tend to use is important. The idea is to try  to be balanced. Its essential to be mindful and /or aware of the styles you tend to prodominantly use.  None of these is bad on its own, jus  striking a balance is crucial. 

 We talk here of patterns of behaviour,  we are not labelling people or stigmatising anyone.
We hope this information  will help in facilitating introspection and creating an awareness  rather than use it to try and  diagnose and label other people. 

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Communication skills are critical in conveying information.  How we communicate with others can enhance or damage  our relationships at work, in our homes , wider communities,  in our nation and in various areas of our life. Listening and assertiveness are part of communication .
It's essential to have an awareness  of how we communicate, are we conveying the right message?  is it packaged effectively? , how will it be received? Are we empathetic in our communication or is our message intentionally meant to hurt, provoke and cause conflict?,  
if the same thing were to  be said to us will we be okay with it. "Do unto others as you will have them do unto you".

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Our different personality traits influence our interactions with others. Expressives are more vocal whilst supporters are more on the submissive side and more concerned about not hurting other people.
Where do you think you fall?

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"Ae shapa Lerapo, a e shapa", but then at the end he gets down to bussiness as together with myself Tshidi M Wyllie we discuss the fact that there are different ways to listening e g active listening and passive listening and there are different types of interning: 
 Let’s  take  the  word  listen as  an  acronym  to represent  the types  of  listening:
 L =  Leisure  listening,  typical  coffee-shop  conversations;  friends  hanging  out  &  enjoying each  other’s  company  just  talking  about  anything  &  nothing  e.g    Soccer  score   (friends  & families). 
I  =  Information  listening,  attend  to facts,  figures  e.g,  money  talk,  taxes,  exchange  rates,     investment  growth,  farming,  COVID  statistics  etc  (learners,  accountants,  the  public  etc)
 S =  Stylistic  listening,  where  one  attends  to  the  setting  not  the  words  (deco  &  design) 
T =  Technical  listening  e.g  within  your  field  of  expertise  (doctors,  technicians  etc)

 E =  Empathic/empathetic  listening,  as  if  you  are  in  the  speaker’s  shoes,  relating  to  one’s situation  (counsellors)

 N =  Not listening,  ignoring  or  pretending.
Similarly, there are different factors that influence our ability to listen effectively. We shall discuss them next week @DUMA FM , "MORE TALK. MORE MUSIC"

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It's essential to have awareness of people of different social styles and personalities in our day to day  interactions. In this clips we are discussing the dos and don't of behavioural engagement with : drivers, Analyst, Amiable/supporters and Expressives. 
Most of conflicts emanates from lack of awareness  and tolerance of our differences. 

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#Are you battling with anger issues?
#what are your anger triggers?
#what strategies do you use to cope?
#Are there better ways of expressing your anger without being violent?
# Are you in a toxic relationship where anger rules ? 
Does shouting and breaking things change anything? 
#underneath that anger what are the true emotions; rejection?, fear? Jealousy? 
#Are you going through a stressful  situation right now  that might be contributing to the anger?
#Do you find yourself using drugs  alcohol, drugs and tobacco to cope  right now?

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Gender-based violence or Intimate Partner violence is real and has become a global challenge. This phenomenon could be triggered by various issues and has potential to lead to  anger and destruction of families. 
There are various anger triggers that people experience in every day life. Having an
awareness of anger  triggers  in our lives is essential and the first step towards anger management.
During this unusual times of  unprecedented occurrences  especially  COVID-19  which adversely impacted on mental health, world economies, families and relationships psychosocial support has been equally overwhelmed in its efforts to provide the necessary support. This resulted in  having to rely on ICT to offer psycho-education and psychosocial support hence these podcasts.

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Anger is a normal natural emotion. It's how we express the anger that may have negative impact to our lives , our mental wellbeing and to the lives of others.
There are destructive and constructive ways of managing anger. Suppressing anger can be detrimental to  your health.
If struggling with anger issues seek counselling.
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