From the course: The Three Pillars of Effective Communication

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Energy and self-awareness

Energy and self-awareness

- [Host] So, we've talked about what's going on in our minds, what's happening with our body, and there's a third component here, that's our energy. This one's a little bit more abstract, but how does energy come into play when we are evaluating or trying to better understand presence in the context of communication? - [Instructor] Well, anyone who has ever shown up to work hungover or tired after, you know, having their kid wake up in the middle of the night or just staying up late to hit a deadline or falling into a Netflix binge, whatever it may be, anyone who's ever tried to have a conversation with less than, you know, the usual level of gas in the tank that you might operate knows that it's really hard. It's hard to stay present. You're easily distracted. It's hard to concentrate. It's hard to focus. It's very easy, on the other hand, to tune out, to think about sleep that you didn't get, for example. So our energy…

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