Considering different types of talkers

Straight Talkers

Benefits: They are clear, direct and honest (from their perspective), fostering trust and transparency.
Consequences: May come across as blunt or insensitive, potentially causing offence.

Diplomatic Talkers

Benefits: Skilled at handling sensitive conversations without causing friction.
Consequences: Might avoid directness, leading to misunderstandings or lack of clarity.

Commanding Talkers

Benefits: Articulate and persuasive, making their points effectively.
Consequences: Could be perceived as verbose or overly complex, losing the main message.

Reserved Talkers

Benefits: They listen well and choose their words thoughtfully.
Consequences: Might struggle to express themselves fully, leading to misunderstandings.

Charming Talkers

Benefits: Can easily connect with people and create positive impressions.
Consequences: May prioritise likability over honesty, leading to superficial interactions.

Analytical Talkers

Benefits: Offer deep insights and logical reasoning in conversations.
Consequences: Might overanalyse or focus too much on details, losing the bigger picture.

Emotional Talkers

Benefits: Are empathetic and connect deeply on an emotional level.
Consequences: Might let emotions overshadow rationality, leading to biased discussions.

Confident Talkers

Benefits: Present themselves and their ideas with assurance, inspiring confidence.
Consequences: Might come off as arrogant or dismissive of others’ perspectives.

Dangerous Talkers

Benefits: People who are willing to share and weaponise how they feel are telling you and others to be wary of them.
Consequences: Might work behind the scenes to undermine what you are doing.

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It is worth remembering that we are all different.

It is much easier to blame than it is to adapt and overcome our own challenges to work well with others.

Help people to go to where they want to go and to protect what they do not want to lose and they will value you.

The stories and experience people have in their memories guide their thinking and decisions. Often unconsciously.

People tend to prefer to avoid thinking. Understanding your audience will enable you to connect with them.

The teaching, key facts and evidence that you provide will be used by the audience to persuade themselves why they should or should not. People often make decisions instantly and then defend their decision no matter what they could gain by changing it.

Someone who cannot change their mind is not prepared to think. On another day the outcome could be completely different.

People see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear, believe what they want to believe.

Communication is much more difficult than most people realise. Clarity makes everything easier. Clarity may not be shared.

Keeping things simple is often helpful. Avoid treating people like they are simple.

People tend to like surprises that fit with what they want.