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Communication Is Like Breathing

May 6, 2007 by Steven M. Smith Leave a Comment

“Communication is to personal health, satisfactory interpersonal relationships, and productivity as breathing is to life. Effective communication can be both taught and learned. We were not born with the way we communicate. We learned it, mostly through modeling, in ways no one even knew or intended.”

–Virginia Satir (family therapy pioneer)

For a tip on breathing better by communicating more effectively, see my post Elements of Effective Communication.


Source for Quote: The Satir Approach to Communication, ISBN 0-8314-0071-4, preface.

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