Comments on: How to Have Difficult Conversations Online – Your Top Tips! https://www.mindtools.com/blog/difficult-conversations-online-your-top-tips/ Mind Tools Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:10:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Midgie Thompson https://www.mindtools.com/blog/difficult-conversations-online-your-top-tips/#comment-3468 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:10:18 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=23470#comment-3468 In reply to Clare Manning.

Thank you Clare for sharing you experiences. I find it fascinating that you have noticed people are managing their emotional reactions more effectively in the virtual environment. In addition to being in the safety of their home, any thoughts as to why that might be?

]]> By: Clare Manning https://www.mindtools.com/blog/difficult-conversations-online-your-top-tips/#comment-3467 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:37:51 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=23470#comment-3467 I agree - it’s helpful to focus on how the space created by remote conversations might actually be helpful for difficult conversations. I’ve been running workplace mediations online during lockdown and noticed that people seem to be able to manage their emotional response to what they hear far better in the safety of their home. Subsequently they are quickly able to make progress without getting hijacked by strong emotions. Both parties still need to pay attention to their emotional intelligence but the space can help rather than hinder.

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