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Without communication, everything stands still. That is perhaps why we communicate all day long. Often it goes well, but very often it doesn’t. How often do you experience miscommunication? I recently saw a video<\/a> explaining exactly the essence of miscommunication. Words passing from one person to another in the form of a piece of clay. At the end of the conversation, the clay is totally deformed. And that distortion of that piece of clay is what we ourselves do. We all have prejudices, opinions, you name it, with the result that the message is always interpreted or comes across differently. With all the consequences: arguments, disappointments, wrong decisions, clients walking away. How would it be if you had a better understanding of how to prevent this? That you know how to land the message? You would be a lot more effective, score better with your team, your employees and your customers. And quite honestly: it’s not very complicated, but you do need to put in the effort. Consider media training<\/a> or executive coaching. Learn more about how to improve your communication, contact<\/a> me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Without communication, everything stands still. That is perhaps why we communicate all day long. Often it goes well, but very often it doesn’t. How often do you experience miscommunication? I recently saw a video explaining exactly the essence of miscommunication. Words passing from one person to another in the form of a piece of clay. 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