Do men and women understand each other The art of communication

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Do men and women understand each other?The art
of communication

• Mehry Sefidvash
• December 2004

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Non-verbal communication

• Immediate effect
• Universal use
• Facial gestures
• Smiles
• Eyes
• Looks
• Posture
• Distance from others
• Physical contact
• Eye contact
• How we shake hands

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Communication styles

• Men
• Intimacy is an optional!
• Discussing a problem means reliving it this is
  avoided unless a solution can be found
• Talk to
• share opinions
• men confer

• Women
• Intimacy is essential within a friendship
• Discussing a problem lightens the load even if
  no solution is found
• Talk to
• create relationships
• women confide

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Spiritual communication

• Common language
• Higher level
• Universal
• Language of feelings and desires
• Happiness, fear, sadness, etc.
• No opinions
• therefore no judgement

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A common Faith

• Basis for our everyday values
• Share the same life goals
• Can save us in times of crisis
• Creates a lifetime project
• Encourages activity service
• Within the couple
• Toward society
• Solid foundation for the family

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No preconceptions

• See the person for who they are
• not the image youve created of them

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Being positive

• See things and people in their entirety
• Positum (Latin) means whole

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Who are we?

• You can only know others once you know yourself
  (strengths, needs, weaknesses, motivations, etc.)
• Before choosing a partner, be sure youre not
  fulfilling a need or weakness

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Getting to know a person

• Shallow knowledge
• Have fun together
• Deeper understanding
• Observe in times of difficulty
• Travel together
• Do they take responsibility for their actions?
• Or blame others
• Beware of spoilt individuals
• They are the centre of their worlds and always
  will be
• Family relationships
• Showing respect important
• Respect for others

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The faculty of decision-making

• We decide almost everything in our lives
• Consciously or unconsciously
• Including our emotions

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The faculty of belief

• Can influence our whole life
• Ability to be a self-fulfilling prophecy
• Positive or negative effect
• Health
• Interpersonal relations
• Lifestyle
• Optimism/pessimism

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The faculty of faith

• Gives us the ability to achieve high goals
• Power of transformation
• Guides us to the right path
• Helps our inner development
• Fulfil our ultimate goal
• Sustains us in times of difficulty

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The faculty of energy

• Spiritual energy is limitless
• Capacity increases with use
• Spiritual energy does not diminish
• Memory is an example of this capacity

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The rules of consultation

• The first rule is to identify the problem
  precisely
• Limit the scope of the problem
• Never interrupt the other person
• Do not reply to an accusation with another
  accusation
• Choose the right time and place for a discussion
• Maintain a margin of respect
• Avoid talking about the past
• Avoid mentioning the other persons weak points
• Consider the discussion to be a result of mutual
  behaviour

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Thank you
for understanding me!