Marshall Rosenberg

Improve interpersonal communication, reduce conflict, and build harmonious relationships through empathy and understanding

Everyone has inner needs and emotions

Understand yourself and others in a non-judgmental way to promote mutual understanding and support

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Application scenarios

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Application scenarios

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Application scenarios

Understand the feelings and needs of others

Example: Listen to your friends when they are having trouble rather than giving immediate advice

Express your feelings and needs honestly

Example: Take the initiative to express your thoughts in team discussions instead of suppressing your opinions

Handle differences through understanding and dialogue rather than heated arguments

Example: When having a disagreement with a coworker, use nonviolent communication skills to parse the issue rather than pointing fingers.

Avoid judgment of others and yourself

Example: When listening to other people’s opinions, try to be non-personal and open to different viewpoints

Improve communication with parents and friends to enhance understanding and support

Example: Say to a friend, “I feel lonely, can you spend some more time with me?”

Promote healthy parent-child communication and enhance trust among family members

Example: When communicating with children, ask about their emotions and needs, rather than just criticizing behavior

Improve teamwork and create a positive work environment

Example: When giving feedback to colleagues, use a nonviolent communication framework to reduce resistance.

Promote social harmony and reduce conflicts through non-violent communication

Example: Listening to different opinions and reaching consensus in community meetings

Improvement: use "I hope" instead of "you should" to express requests

Record daily interactions and analyze observations, feelings, needs and requests

Find a friend or family member and practice simulated nonviolent communication exercises to strengthen your skills

Establish a diary, write down the communication situations encountered in daily life, and analyze the non-violent communication elements in them

It’s not just communication skills, it’s a change in the way you treat yourself and others

By practicing nonviolent communication, you can better understand yourself and others and build deeper relationships.