From the course: Speaking Up At Work
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Mental barriers to communication
- Step into a performance review and chances are your boss might say they want you to speak up more but miscommunication or a lack of communication is actually one of the biggest problems many companies face and just wanting to be a better communicator isn't as easy as just of a click of a button. There are reasons why many of us feel challenged in wanting to speak up and this is what I call mental barriers. We all have mental barriers and they stem from experiences that we've had. Did someone once criticize your presentation? Did somebody once say you sounded funny? All these thoughts stay with us and that is mental barriers and the thing is if you want to be a better communicator, you have to start by identifying where those mental barriers come from and how you can use it to help you and not hurt you but the thing is you can improve. In fact, I'm living proof of that. It wasn't until I was able to identify my own…
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