Top : Conflict and Language

There is a strong relationships between the language we use and conflicts we cause, and escalate. Learning to use language more effectively is a critical skill to reducing unnecessary conflict, and managing conflict effectively.

 

Conflict Advice and Readings In This Section

• Inflammatory Statements, Language and Conflict

  By na - Sometimes communication can make matters worse rather than better. When communication is threatening, hostile, or inflammatory it can do more to escalate a conflict than it can to defuse it. (Added: 25-Sep-2006 Hits: 1518 )

• Interpersonal Communication and Conflict

  By Jennifer Akin - Outstanding article that goes beyond superficial wisdom about the relationship of how we communicate interpersonally and the conflicts we create or experience. (Added: 25-Sep-2006 Hits: 1755 )

• Interpersonal Conflict and Effective Communication

  By Donna Bellafiore - Practically oriented help with techniques, tips and hints to help you consider how your language can be used to defuse interpersonal conflict, prevent it, or deal with it more effectively. (Added: 25-Sep-2006 Hits: 1025 )

• Escalation-Limiting Language

  By Jennifer Akin - A wrong word or misconceived message during a conflict is like gasoline on a fire. Inflammatory language is one of the most common causes of conflict escalation. Avoiding the escalation of arguments requires awareness and self-control. (Added: 3-Apr-2006 Hits: 1026 )

• Minimising Conflict With Effective Communication (Expert team building advice)

  By Lee Hopkins - There's an intimate link between how you communicate and the conflicts you create or become a party to. Good communicators tend to experience less conflict in their lives. This articles maps out some communication related sources of conflict, particularly in team settings. (Added: 17-Mar-2006 Hits: 955 )

• Minimising Conflict With Effective Communication

  By Lee Hopkins - How we communicate increases or decreases conflict with those around us. Here are some suggestions about how to use communication to reduce conflict in your life. (Added: 8-Oct-2005 Hits: 581 )

• I-messages - Accepting responsibility for your feelings - psychological self-help

  By na - This online chapter provides advice for developing better negotiation skills through the employment of 'I' rather than 'you' statements. (Added: 26-Nov-2004 Hits: 638 )

• Inflammatory Statements

  By na - Inflammatory statements and personal attacks are two of the most common causes of conflict escalation. When people attack other people verbally, those attacked are likely to get especially defensive or angry-much more than they would have had their opponents kept their statements impersonal and focused on the problem. For example, when people are told they, personally, are at fault for a particular situation, or that they are evil or stupid for believing something or advocating a particular action, the person attacked is likely to respond in a very negative way. (Added: 26-Nov-2004 Hits: 533 )

 

 

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