EP219: Telling It Like It Is

<p>On this episode of The Wednesday Call podcast, Andy Albright comes to you live from his home in Treasure Island, Fla. to talk about why people should tell it like it is with people.</p> <p>When you tell it like it is ...</p> <div class="page" title="Page 2"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>Your intention is the biggest difference. Being direct with news no one wants to hear but needs to hear, is accepted by most if they know you genuinely care about them.</p> <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>"If you want to tell someone like it is, it's not complicated. Just tell the people you love that you love them and tell them the truth whenever possible." -- Jeff Bright</p> <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>Moral: The promotion of a person's welfare sometimes requires tough love. But tough love requires credibility.</p> <div class="page" title="Page 4"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>3 Steps to Telling it Like it is:</p> <p>It's called feedback and there are specific criteria which must be followed if you want the "telling" to be accepted (message heard) and actionable (expectations set).</p> <p>Here is the Criteria:</p> <p>1. Make it Clear</p> <p>2. Make it Clean</p> <p>3. Make it Calm</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>How do we make it clear?</p> <div class="page" title="Page 5"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- George Bernard Shaw</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page" title="Page 5"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>Moral: The biggest cause of miscommunication is misconception (a mistaken belief due to a preconceived notion) and misperception (an incorrect awareness due to a lacking of <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> facts).</span></p> </div> </div