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By: Daisy Gentry

Daisy Gentry — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:28:46 +0000

Belinda, awesome post. I think I am a VL, too. Luckily,my husband falls asleep easily ! In politics whatever the politicians say , seem to follow them through the length of their careers!

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By: ayala

ayala — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:02:20 +0000

Belinda, awesome post. I think I am a VL, too. Luckily,my husband falls asleep easily ! In politics whatever the politicians say , seem to follow them through the length of their careers!

By: Sara Healy

Sara Healy — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:07:49 +0000

Belinda — LOL I loved this post and I did laugh out loud:~) I could see lots of people I know in your creative categories. It always nice when you run across a post, like this creative one…there’s lots of sense amidst a lot of fun:~)

I, myself, fit the the VL pretty well and my boyfriend can attest to the cons of this style of communicating. He’s a combination IC, VL and CM, at least that’s what I think.

Thank you for this post:~)

By: Belinda Munoz

Belinda Munoz — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:30:46 +0000

I love the idea of a listening class. You’re right, it’s not taught in schools. It’s somehow assumed that those who have ears know how to listen. Not always true…

By: Belinda Munoz

Belinda Munoz — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:28:39 +0000

Your father-in-law and my little guy have something in common!

By: Belinda Munoz

Belinda Munoz — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:27:52 +0000

I think I’m a VL, too. Luckily, my husband falls asleep easily.

By: Belinda Munoz

Belinda Munoz — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:26:37 +0000

It’s a drag to have to address a sticking point. I can’t say that I always do when I need to, but the times that I have, my anticipation would have a way of blowing things out of proportion. The resulting conversation never ends up to be so dramatic…at least not that I can remember ; )

By: Giulietta Nardone

Giulietta Nardone — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:41:28 +0000

Hi Belinda,

Communication can be hard because we often don’t say what we really mean or mean what we say. Basically, we bring a lot of baggage to the conversation. And from a small child onward, honesty in the verbal department is not encouraged. I know everyone talks about honesty, but promoting it is a different beast because folks keep saying we’ll “hurt” each other if we say the truth — so we dance around it and dance into others dancing around it — and things never settle.

Hmm. Me as communicator. I’m very expressive, if not borderline theatrical at times. Put me in front of a town meeting trying to save something and you’ll hear me speaking with gobs of passion — it just flows. That said, it can be hard to turn off. I actually took a listening class for 6 weeks about 15 years ago, to learn how to listen. Even with that class, I find it takes a lot of concentration to stay in the moment of a conversation. Listening is another skill not actively promoted.

Fun! G.