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(Com)passion or bottleships repackaged

1431Communication is all about compassion. Those two are interrelated like sound and meaning. I emphasize the COM part of both words. Both are created in existence with others, or they would have no meaning. Needless to say that most communicators do not show a lot of compassion, but none the less were they not capable of transporting emotions or intentions to the listeners, they would be out of business or dubbed poor at their key profession. So the question is – what is the link and relationship between communication and compassion, and how do we increase our communication skills i.e. the way we choose to transfer data from one mind to the other i.e. our ability to create small ships, assemble them and reassemble them inside a confined space in the exact same way. 

Being able to have conversations, relate your passion to others, hear about theirs, be interested in what they are all about, feel their pain and thrills are the ingredients for modern communication – in any form. This is the language of relations and of building and maintaining relations. Accept nothing less. We as a people do not care you are a company with limited funds. We demand your compassion and for you to be in communication with us, if we should invest our money, time, network, street cred on you. But relax, it’s not hard. It’s not a ‘pull yourself together’ game, au contraire, it’s a ‘let it go’ game. Let go of the old facade, let go of being picture perfect, and let go of being in control. It might not be easy, but it’s simple. And have a little compassion for being a beginner.

Ordforråd

Har du besøgt RelationshusetGekkos hjemmeside, har du sikkert lagt mærke til noget. Nemlig at vi er glade for ord. Nogle synes, vi bruger for mange, andre for lidt eller tilpas, mens andre mener, vi bruger de forkerte ord. Jeg mødte en fyr forleden, der harcelerede over ‘reklamebranchens’ brug af ord som quick win. Det var for smart, mente han. Og mente nok for smart med streg under for. Det er altid spændende at observere forskellige brancher eller gruppers brug af ord. Så kan man sidde og grine af hinandens indforståetheder. Og nogle gange kan man også lære lidt eller måske endda meget og blive inspireret.

Ordsky: Taget fra RelationshusetGekkos hjemmeside

Ordsky: Taget fra RelationshusetGekkos hjemmeside

Som en anden gnaver er det jo dejligt at finde og gemme på lækre ord. På den måde opbygges et forråd af ord, der kan tages frem og fortæres eller vises frem ved passende lejligheder. Ikke kun når der er krise eller mangel på ord, hvilket der sjældent er, for de hænger jo modsat penge nærmest på træerne: kastanie, hasselnød, bog. Og i nyere tilfælde ses ord som skyer, der svæver over os og falder ned med regnen eller spredes som dug for solen, når vi står over for en smuk nedgang eller månen lyser over byen.