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About Communication
Sequences
and Patterns
Communication occurs when
one person's behavior causes a signifi-cant reaction in another person - according to someone.
A
communication sequence is an
series of actions and reactions (1) within
a person (among their
or (2) between two or more people. A
sequence has a beginning event ("Chuck cleared his throat") and a
reac-tion > reaction > reaction chain until some local
ending event
("Sharon left the room.") Three key types of sequences are
(a) need-
(b) conflict
resolutions
and
(c) giving and receiving praise, like affirming, validating, and approving.
Try
a communication sequence for more
perspective.
A communication
pattern is a
series of sequences over time - e.g.
"We usually follow this action
> reaction > outcome sequence when we conflict about money."
In key internal and social
relationships,
use
to identify your sequences and patterns, spot and reduce communication
and
to in-crease win-win
This is most likely if each partner's
solid-ly leads
their
and holds a genuine
This concept is one of the communication basics in
family
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