Comments on: How Cultivating Compassion Makes You a Better Communicator http://www.suzemuse.com/2010/07/how-cultivating-compassion-makes-you-a-better-communicator/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Muhammad Aziz Subhani http://www.suzemuse.com/2010/07/how-cultivating-compassion-makes-you-a-better-communicator/comment-page-1/#comment-2411 Muhammad Aziz Subhani Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:03:25 +0000 http://www.suzemuse.com/?p=2285#comment-2411 Well, everyone must set their own limits on what they provide for free, that is definitely true and I definitely am in favour of that. Compassion, I think, is slightly different. One can be a compassionate listener without being attached to the outcome of that compassion. Well, everyone must set their own limits on what they provide for free, that
is definitely true and I definitely am in favour of that. Compassion, I
think, is slightly different. One can be a compassionate listener without
being attached to the outcome of that compassion.

]]> By: Liz http://www.suzemuse.com/2010/07/how-cultivating-compassion-makes-you-a-better-communicator/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 Liz Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:18:33 +0000 http://www.suzemuse.com/?p=2285#comment-1811 Very interesting post. I had lunch with my writers group (I'm pretty new and it always strikes me how I still feel like the outsider, but that's another story) yesterday, and one of our members was showing off her new web site, and talking about how her nephew was schooling her in social media. I think she was onboard, until she got to the tweeting part. I think her thinking is, I want to write my books, not tweet about them ad nauseum! I'm developing a blog for a lawyer. Haven't gotten too far yet, as I've had other fish to fry. And certainly compassion might be an important consideration for this one, as he deals with people with very serious health issues. I have to tell you, though, I'm feeling tired just reading your post about being compassionate in your online presence! It seems like so much ... work. I'm definitely working on my <a href="http://www.27powersofpersuasion.com/" rel="nofollow"> communication skills,</a> however -- something else we talked about yesterday. I'm touting a book that comes out next month (have a preview copy) called "27 Powers of Persuasion," which is teaching me some great tricks of the trade, as practiced by lawyers, journalists and politicians, all master communicators (good ones, anyway) themselves. The book represents a new philosophy of persuasion with real tactics to make you more persuasive. And that, to me, is the bottom line. Very interesting post. I had lunch with my writers group (I’m pretty new and it always strikes me how I still feel like the outsider, but that’s another story) yesterday, and one of our members was showing off her new web site, and talking about how her nephew was schooling her in social media. I think she was onboard, until she got to the tweeting part. I think her thinking is, I want to write my books, not tweet about them ad nauseum!

I’m developing a blog for a lawyer. Haven’t gotten too far yet, as I’ve had other fish to fry. And certainly compassion might be an important consideration for this one, as he deals with people with very serious health issues. I have to tell you, though, I’m feeling tired just reading your post about being compassionate in your online presence! It seems like so much … work.

I’m definitely working on my communication skills, however — something else we talked about yesterday. I’m touting a book that comes out next month (have a preview copy) called “27 Powers of Persuasion,” which is teaching me some great tricks of the trade, as practiced by lawyers, journalists and politicians, all master communicators (good ones, anyway) themselves. The book represents a new philosophy of persuasion with real tactics to make you more persuasive. And that, to me, is the bottom line.

]]> By: Susan Murphy http://www.suzemuse.com/2010/07/how-cultivating-compassion-makes-you-a-better-communicator/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 Susan Murphy Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:20:27 +0000 http://www.suzemuse.com/?p=2285#comment-1744 Well, everyone must set their own limits on what they provide for free, that<br>is definitely true and I definitely am in favour of that. Compassion, I<br>think, is slightly different. One can be a compassionate listener without<br>being attached to the outcome of that compassion.<br><br>But at the same time, one must be careful, because being compassionate makes<br>one vulnerable, and susceptible to people taking advantage of that<br>compassion. It's a delicate balance, and the balance is different for<br>everyone. Well, everyone must set their own limits on what they provide for free, that
is definitely true and I definitely am in favour of that. Compassion, I
think, is slightly different. One can be a compassionate listener without
being attached to the outcome of that compassion.

But at the same time, one must be careful, because being compassionate makes
one vulnerable, and susceptible to people taking advantage of that
compassion. It's a delicate balance, and the balance is different for
everyone.

]]> By: NancyKenny http://www.suzemuse.com/2010/07/how-cultivating-compassion-makes-you-a-better-communicator/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 NancyKenny Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:15:21 +0000 http://www.suzemuse.com/?p=2285#comment-1743 Though I don't disagree with what you say here, how does it not in part oppose a previous post you had on everyone expecting things for free? Though I don't disagree with what you say here, how does it not in part oppose a previous post you had on everyone expecting things for free?

]]> By: Susan Murphy http://www.suzemuse.com/2010/07/how-cultivating-compassion-makes-you-a-better-communicator/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Susan Murphy Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:04:39 +0000 http://www.suzemuse.com/?p=2285#comment-1740 Thank you, Jeremy! Thank you, Jeremy!

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