Mindful Communication for Less Conflict and Stronger Relationships

In this course, communication professor Melanie Whitney teaches the foundations of mindful communication in order to speak with greater emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and conflict competence. She first helps you identify ways that your ego impacts your communication and ways to spot and lessen your reactivity while communicating. She then outlines techniques to deepen self-awareness while communicating by recognizing the ways you communicate with yourself, and shares simple mindfulness strategies to stay present during communication with others. Finally, she shows you how to navigate even the most challenging conversations through mindful listening and shares strategies to communicate in ways that invite connection and alignment.

Learning objectives
Communicate with greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Recognize the impact of the ego on communication.
Identify instances of ego-driven communication in real-life conversations.
Modify self-talk and use techniques like breathwork and meditation to enhance mindfulness in communication.
- Use strategies like reflective listening, observation without judgment, and 'I' and 'We' statements to communicate more effectively and empathetically.