Five ways to respond to a misunderstanding

By Parmita Uniyal

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

Misunderstandings in communication are common and if not sorted well, can lead to conflict, pain, anxiety or worse, a permanent damage to a relationship. Sara Kuburic who is popularly known as Millenial Therapist talked about effective ways to respond to a misunderstanding in her recent Instagram post.

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Misunderstandings in communication are common and if not sorted well, can lead to conflict, pain, anxiety or worse, a permanent damage to a relationship. At times spoken or written words are not articulated well by an otherwise well-intentioned person which could come across differently to the receiver of the communication. The best approach is to clear out this misunderstanding immediately. Sara Kuburic who is popularly known as Millenial Therapist talked about effective ways to respond to a misunderstanding in her recent Instagram post.(Pexels)

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

Misunderstandings in communication are common and if not sorted well, can lead to conflict, pain, anxiety or worse, a permanent damage to a relationship. At times spoken or written words are not articulated well by an otherwise well-intentioned person which could come across differently to the receiver of the communication. The best approach is to clear out this misunderstanding immediately. Sara Kuburic who is popularly known as Millenial Therapist talked about effective ways to respond to a misunderstanding in her recent Instagram post.(Pexels)

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If you feel your communication lacks some crucial points and is ambiguous in nature, or there is still scope to improve it, you may want to tell the other person - "I don't think I articulated well. Would you mind me trying that again?"(Pexels)

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

If you feel your communication lacks some crucial points and is ambiguous in nature, or there is still scope to improve it, you may want to tell the other person - "I don't think I articulated well. Would you mind me trying that again?"(Pexels)

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Sometimes we end up saying something which we don't mean inadvertently. One way to clear out this misunderstanding is perhaps saying something like - "I feel uncomfortable about how my wording may have come across. Here is what I meant."(Pixabay)

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

Sometimes we end up saying something which we don't mean inadvertently. One way to clear out this misunderstanding is perhaps saying something like - "I feel uncomfortable about how my wording may have come across. Here is what I meant."(Pixabay)

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At times the listener jumps to conclusion without paying full attention to the one communicating. To avoid misunderstanding one can say something like - "I get the sense that we are not understanding each other. Is there something I can clarify?"(Pexels)

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

At times the listener jumps to conclusion without paying full attention to the one communicating. To avoid misunderstanding one can say something like - "I get the sense that we are not understanding each other. Is there something I can clarify?"(Pexels)

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If you feel the communication is incomplete, confusing or lacking in detail, you can politely put across your concern by saying - "Can you tell me a little more? I am trying to understand."(Pexels)

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

If you feel the communication is incomplete, confusing or lacking in detail, you can politely put across your concern by saying - "Can you tell me a little more? I am trying to understand."(Pexels)

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If your attempts to clear out the misunderstanding are going in vain, do or say nothing. Some people don't want to understand us.(Pixabay)

Published on Jan 31, 2022 08:02 pm IST

If your attempts to clear out the misunderstanding are going in vain, do or say nothing. Some people don't want to understand us.(Pixabay)

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