What is Violent Communication? If violent means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much of how we communicate—judging others, bullying, having racial bias, blaming, finger pointing, discriminating, speaking without listening, criticizing others or ourselves, name-calling, reacting when angry, using political rhetoric, being defensive or judging who's good/bad or what's right/wrong with people—could indeed be called violent communication. What is Nonviolent Communication? Nonviolent Communication is the integration of four things: • Consciousness: a set of principles that support living a life of compassion, collaboration, courage, and authenticity • Language: understanding how words contribute to connection or distance • Communication: knowing how to ask for what we want, how to hear others even in disagreement, and how to move toward solutions that work for all • Means of influence: sharing power with others rather than using power over others Nonviolent Communication serves our desire to do three things: • Increase our ability to live with choice, meaning, and connection • Connect empathically with self and others to have more satisfying relationships • Sharing of resources so everyone is able to benefit
Details of e-book Nonviolent Communication
- Author(s): Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Title: Nonviolent Communication
- Rating: 4.7 out of 5 base on 7298 reviews
- Publisher: PuddleDancer Press; 3rd edition (September 1, 2015)
- ISBN-10: 189200528X
- ISBN-13: 9781892005281
- Language: English
- Print length: 266 pages
- Categories: Health, Fitness & Dieting
Thea Bell
Books like this are usually full of theory and jargon; this is different. It has some of that, but it's minimal and has some detailed information that comes mostly from the writer's own experience. Some chapters have been fundamental, especially when it comes to content, but towards the end.
Katherine Stevenson
This book is what I have been looking for for the past 2 years! Seriously, I just stumbled across this book and when I started reading it…my enthusiasm skyrocketed!
Rosa Bax
It's easy to read, really rewarding and best of all it provides plenty of examples to figure it out.
