Breaking Bad Communication

Bridging the Gap: Why What You Say Isn’t What They Hear

Episode Summary

Most communication doesn’t fail because people don’t talk enough—it fails because what’s said isn’t what’s heard. And that gap? That’s where confusion, frustration, and conflict live. In this episode, I break down the three real steps to communication: what’s said, what’s heard, and how to intentionally bridge the gap between the two. Because assuming understanding is the fastest way to be misunderstood.

Episode Notes

Bridging the Gap: Why What You Say Isn’t What They Hear

Most communication doesn’t fail because people don’t talk enough—it fails because what’s said isn’t what’s heard. And that gap? That’s where confusion, frustration, and conflict live.

In this episode, I break down the three real steps to communication: what’s said, what’s heard, and how to intentionally bridge the gap between the two. Because assuming understanding is the fastest way to be misunderstood.

 

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