Rachel: I saw in my mind's eye people who do those skills and how they make me feel. If you were to capture the best communication advice you've ever received as a five to seven word presentation slide title, what would it be? Rachel: You're the last to know unless you ask for feedback. So this advice is all about trying to get feedback and it's true in dating and friendship and business, anything.
Whether you’re trying to build a romantic or professional connection, Rachel Greenwald’s advice is exactly the same. “Focus on how you make someone feel more than you focus on the words that you're saying,” she says.
As a professional coach, Greenwald helps people develop better communication skills, from executives in the business world to singles in the dating world. Building deep connections may at times be challenging, but as Greenwald says, it’s ultimately not complicated. “You're demonstrating that you're interested in someone and that you like them,” she says.
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Greenwald and host Matt Abrahams discuss relationship-building tactics like small talk, active listening, communication blindspots, and more.
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