Effective Communication - Checklist 1

1-Articulate your commitment to your relationships. Reassure others of their worthiness and value. ie. show them you trust and appreciate them.
2-Make commitments (promises) using qualifying language.
3-Keep promises, or renegotiate with integrity and accountability.
4-Don’t use attacking words or express judgments. Express facts and own emotions.
5-Notice when your words do not create intended actions in others. Think of other words which might have possibly worked better.

Qualifying language has time limits and amounts.
Accountability is taking ownership of own words and actions.