Doyoursentencesseemtorunonwhenyouraregivingaspeech?

Doyoursentencesseemtorunonwhenyouraregivingaspeech? If you need some help on this topic, you
may enjoy Victor Borge in this video as he describes his system of Phonetic Punctuation. 

The Major Barrier to Mutual Interpersonal Communicaion

Carl Rogers said in the 1960’s, “… Suppose I say with some feeling, “I think the Republicans are behaving in ways that show a lot of good sound sense these days,” what is the response that arises in your mind as you listen? The overwhelming likelihood is that it will be evaluative. You will find yourself agreeing, or disagreeing, or making some judgment about me such as “He must be a conservative,” or “He seems solid in his thinking.””

He is giving an example of what he calls the major barrier to mutual interpersonal communication: “our very natural tendency to judge, to evaluate, to approve or disapprove, the statement of the other person, or the other group.”   

Much political fatigue from political campaigns, conventions and comments from friends to Facebook is felt.  By using Rogerian Listening, to understand and accept others, much of the angst, anger, frustration and other reactions that lead to political fatigue is eluded. 

It is a difficult challenge to open one’s mind to understand positions that are different from your own.  But that’s when communication is more likely to occur.  That’s when I feel like a more informed voter.