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Criticism Is the Toxic Habit that Can Slowly Ruin Your Relationship

By Kelsey Borresen — 2019

Experts say this common communication issue can push couples apart.

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Harassment in the Workplace

This story is about a young woman who was being sexually harassed by her supervisor and was able to ask a question that prompted the supervisor to completely shift his behavior.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2013
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How Can You Have More Power By Being Non-Defensive?

A short talk on how shift from ways of using power in our interactions that are defensive and lead to power struggle to gaining far greater power by using non-defensive communication skills.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2013
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04:33

Why Can’t We Think Straight When We Get Defensive?

Defensiveness lives in our bodies; It’s not just a matter of controlling ourselves; the minute we feel any kind of threat it takes over. So how to we get rid of it?

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2013
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04:12

How Can Simple Curious Questions Have Such Disarming Power?

We are used to asking questions in ways that convey judgment and/or are interrogating or entrapping. Much of the body language and tone we use is unconscious. To be real, a question needs to be based on pure curiosity, but it's easier said than done.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2013
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The Importance of Facial Expression in Communication: Sharon Strand Ellison

Sharon Strand Ellison, the author of Taking the War Out of Our Words, is a pioneer in the field of eliminating defensiveness. An international communication consultant and award-winning speaker, Sharon is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Powerful Non-Defensive Communication.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2017
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Ego and Defensiveness in Communication: Sharon Strand Ellison

Sharon Strand Ellison, the author of Taking the War Out of Our Words, is a pioneer in the field of eliminating defensiveness. An international communication consultant and award-winning speaker, Sharon is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Powerful Non-Defensive Communication.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2017
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Six Patterns of Defensive Communication: Sharon Strand Ellison

Sharon Strand Ellison, the author of Taking the War Out of Our Words, is a pioneer in the field of eliminating defensiveness. An international communication consultant and award-winning speaker, Sharon is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Powerful Non-Defensive Communication.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2017
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Taking the War Out of Our Words: The Art of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication

Whether we are dealing with a rude clerk, our child saying, “That’s not fair!,” our spouse ignoring us, or an uncooperative co-worker, in our struggle to respond effectively, we often become defensive—sometimes without even realizing it.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2025
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Tips on Raising Children in Different Languages (Spanish, Polish, English)

We have learned so much the last couple of years since our son was born, nutrition wise, health wise, but we have also learned a lot about communication! We are a trilingual family, and Vigo has been raised trilingual.

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2020
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#41 Tobi Lütke: The Trust Battery

Whether you’re building a business of your own, want to create a more dynamic and unified culture at work, or just like hearing entrepreneur war stories, this episode will not disappoint.

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The Knowledge Project Podcast
2018
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Criticism and Rejection