248: The Trivium Method Applied - Voluntary Communication (Part 2 of 4, Process)

Part Two: Process
What are the results of knowing and using the skills of the Trivium Method of critical thinking in conjunction with the skills of using Voluntary Communication, also known as Non-Violent Communication (or NVC)?

This show continues a series about Merging the Trivium Method with Voluntary Communication, and developing strategies for better interpersonal connections. Darrell Becker will be co-hosting all episodes in this series.

Discussed Today:
-The who, what, where and when of NVC
-One of the whys - anxiety reduction
-how the NVC process connects to the Trivium method
-Observation, discussed in detail
-Feelings, discussed in detail
-Needs, Motivating Factors, discussed in detail
-Requests, discussed in detail
-"The worst sentence in the world" - Disconnected Communication
-Demands
-Diagnosis
-Denial of Responsibility
-Deserve-Oriented Language
-The Abundance Perspective, "win-win"

Bumper Music:
We Like Sports - The Lonely Island - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEVdca9U9LM

Look Closer:
Darrell's Communication Glossary - http://schoolsucksproject.com/practical-definitions-voluntary-communica…

Center for Nonviolent Communication - https://www.cnvc.org/

Jan Irvin's Site, Trivium Education - http://www.triviumeducation.com/

T&H Trivium Resources - https://www.tragedyandhope.com/trivium/

Discouraging words: Life-alienating communication - http://www.noogenesis.com/malama/discouragement/words.html