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How to Foster Positive Communication: 9 Effective Techniques
What was memorable about it? Was it the topic, the words, or just a feeling it left you with?Maya Angelou said,“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”Gallo, 2014This quote describes the essence of positive communication. Besides leaving an impression on the listener, positive communication provides health and wellness benefits for the speaker (Pitts & Socha, 2013).Positive communication also “yields the potential to inspire people to achieve higher moments, greater good, and to act selflessly” (Pitts & Socha, 2013, p. 3).Let’s take a closer look at positive communication.Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our three Positive Communication Exercises (PDF) for free.