From the course: The Three Pillars of Effective Communication
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How to body scan for self-regulation
From the course: The Three Pillars of Effective Communication
How to body scan for self-regulation
- [Interviewer] And you actually recommend this physical self-evaluation as a concrete exercise to start at your toes and work your way up your body to release tension, to self-regulate, to measure what you're doing, how you are presenting yourself to other people. - [Interviewee] Yeah, it's called a body scan, and one of the things that it can be helpful for, even pre-conversation, maybe there's a conversation you're thinking about having, is to just check in with how your body is feeling when you think about that topic, or when you think about that presentation or that set of people that you'll have to, you know, debate with about whatever it may be, to really tune into what's happening in your body, discovering where there is tension and releasing that tension can set you up for a more neutral conversation going into it after that. And then it also, what it allows you to do with practice is you begin to recognize more…
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The three pillars of effective communication50s
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Why presence in conversation matters3m 4s
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The three elements of presence42s
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Mental self-awareness and labeling3m 28s
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Physical self-awareness1m 46s
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How to body scan for self-regulation2m 27s
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Energy and self-awareness3m 54s
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Trust and memory5m 22s
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Patience1m 36s
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Key takeaways2m 16s
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