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Add You - The Power of Not Knowing: Understanding Your Adversary
Public Speaking: Use Visuals for Maximum Impact their goals (I actually don't), and I try to learn what's important to them, what they're really going for, and how what I'm offering might fit with their goals.Have you ever attended a presentation where the speaker read directly from her/his PowerPoint slides? Did you wonder why they didn't just give you the handout and let you go home?PowerPoint and other visuals are tools to supplement your presentation; ma I enter the Land How do you create a willing listener? It's easy: be one. In aikido, I physically align with my partner as he attacks. I move to face the same direction, unite with the attack energy, and redirect it toward mutual safety and resolution. We become partners in a flowing, cooperative dance. In a difficult conversation when I want to get my point across, I create alignment through "Not-Knowing." I pretend I don't know anything about this person or their goals (I actually don't), and I try to learn what's important to them, what they're really going for, and how what I'm offering might fit with their goals. I enter the Land o In aikido, I physically align with my partner as he attacks. I move to face the same direction, unite with the attack energy, and redirect it toward mutual safety and resolution. We become partners in a flowing, cooperative dance. In a difficult conversation when I want to get my point across, I create alignment through "Not-Knowing." I pretend I don't know anything about this person or their goals (I actually don't), and I try to learn what's important to them, what they're really going for, and how what I'm offering might fit with their goals. I enter the Land In a difficult conversation when I want to get my point across, I create alignment through "Not-Knowing." I pretend I don't know anything about this person or their goals (I actually don't), and I try to learn what's important to them, what they're really going for, and how what I'm offering might fit with their goals. I enter the Land In a difficult conversation when I want to get my point across, I create alignment through "Not-Knowing." I pretend I don't know anything about this person or their goals (I actually don't), and I try to learn what's important to them, what they're really going for, and how what I'm offering might fit with their goals. I enter the Land I enter the Land of Not-Knowing. When I remember how absolutely little I know about this other human being, I relax for a moment. I become interested. It's quite a lovely place to be: undemanding, stress-free, a place of no expectations. I get to just sit there and be a learner, a child at play. Why do I need to pretend I know everything anyway? How to do it? The easiest way to move from critic to curious is to ask a question you don't know the answer to. Get the person talking about something they love to talk about - even if it's the opposite of what you want or believe. Watch their expression, listen to their voice, and notice how they change when they can talk without worrying about being stopped or judged. To listen without judgment
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