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I think that is part of developing our future leaders.

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I want to be a person who celebrates a clear voice that is full of integrity, growth, passion, and that lifts people up to be the best they can be. Sadly some people squash others knowingly. The courage it takes to have our own voices depends on whether or not our voice has been respected, honored and appreciated. Creativity and innovation can bubble up from this type of conversation. She is thinking for herself and is willing to share what she realizes even if it is not what I might want to hear at that moment. She is collaborating with me! She does not have me on the "boss" pedestal causing her to blindly defer to me. For each of our interns giving them a sense of their own voice will enable them to develop as people and as professionals.Īs I reflected on this conversation later, I am grateful that Angela had the courage and the clarity to say this to me.

Our time line was created arbitrarily Angela's voice was not. It is important to me that Angela is respected.

Even if it means our agreed to timeline for producing the paper will be thrown off slightly. I want it to represent you both!" I want Angela's voice to be her own, authentic, strong and capable.

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I immediately replied, "Of course, please feel free to re-work it. Now that you are taking your name off of it, and it is going to represent me, I want to re-work it so my voice comes through in it more clearly. I also said that it would be published the following week attached in this Conversation Tips newsletter.Īt this point in this fast paced meeting, Angela had the clarity to say, "When I originally worked on this I saw it as coming from you, Shawn, with your voice. Then in our weekly team meeting, I shared that I was taking my name off of it so that it could be their work - they evolved the ideas on their own. The interns each wrote what they wanted into the paper, submitted it to each other once or twice, and then the paper came back to me. I initially explained that the finished product could be co-written by the three of us. I gave them some examples to weave in, and asked them to collaborate with each other to create something they would be proud of.

Practice turn taking with games (i.e.Their first assignment was to write a white paper about the importance of Chit Chat, Small Talk & Relationship Building.

This will encourage two word utterances.

if they say “ball”, say “red ball”, or“big red ball”)

Expand upon words that your child is using (i.e.

This will help to teach them intent of communication, and that when they talk, you will respond back.

If your child has difficulty using vocalizations consistently when they do make noises, repeat it back to them with the exact same sound, tone of voice, and inflection.

If they have a sign in their repertoire make them use it before giving them what they want (i.e.

Encourage use of signs to communicate when the child is having difficulty requesting or commenting.

“Yes, I want more ball, or No, I am all done with the ball”)

When answering yes/no questions, if the child is just saying back “yes or no”, expand the utterance to include the full choice to demonstrate that there are two clear choices (i.e.

Put their hands at your eye level to direct them and/or point to your eyes.

Encourage children to look at your eyes when requesting,.

Encourage asking for hugs (when the child wants one) to be consistent in teaching your child to respect someone’s personal space.

Explain that if they want to enter the other person’s space, they need to ask. Place a hoola hoop around yourself and one around the child.

Encourage the use of “appropriate personal space”.

Now some tips for encouraging back and forth communication with your child: It is like the manners or expectations of communication both verbal and nonverbal. It is how we greet people, hold a conversation, take turns speaking, the personal space we maintain when we are speaking to others, eye contact etc.

This helps your child to increase the words he knows and understand what those words mean. Point to as many items in your child’s world as you can and name them for your child. So, language is both understanding and expressing. We have to know and understand things in order to talk about them. This can be done verbally or nonverbally. Language is how we communicate our wants and needs. If your child is challenged learning to take turns talking and be understood, try some of these tips.įirst let’s define words you may hear when talking to professionals.