Speak, Write, Listen Better | 7 Tips From Flowers
Flowers have mastered the art of communication over a hundred million years. They have crafted and perfected this skill because their very survival depends on it. What the flowers have realised is that great communication is a mix of the visible and the invisible.
In this article you will find 7 useful tips from flowers on how to better your communication skills. We also have some flower games for you to try – simple activities that will help you speak, write, and listen better.
Every effective communication is an exchange. Of ideas, emotions, and attention. Our ability to express ourselves plays a very important role in connecting us to others and connecting others to us. The relationships of our life are bound by communication – both visible and invisible.
Yet, such a vital skill is not given the importance it is due, and a large number of people struggle with it. By exploring how flowers talk – attracting bees, butterflies, moths and birds – and understanding the methods they have evolved over time, we will find useful metaphors to make our own communication more beautiful. A few simple tips will show us how to become better communicators so that we can create stronger connections in our lives.
Read the full post at the link below. There’s also a short film and a surprise gift for the patient ones:
https://healingforest.org/2021/02/23/better-communication-7-tips-skills/
For those who are a bit rushed for time, here’s the summary.
Flower Games
Here’s a collection of some creative exercises that help you become a better speaker, writer, listener. Try them in pairs or very small groups. The most skilful path to communication involves taking in how we and our partner feel, and tending to what we both need in the moment.
Short and sweet:
Describe any flower in 3 words without naming it. Your partner has to guess the flower you are describing.
Metaphor and me:
Describe yourself in nature metaphors. e.g: As gentle as a breeze, as aloof as a cat… and so on. Use at-least one metaphor that includes a flower. Keep exchanging metaphors with your partner until you run out of ideas.
Calling bees, birds, butterflies:
Imagine you are a flower and your partner is its pollinator. Create a short compelling advertising pitch for yourself, to attract the pollinator to your flower.
A new vision:
Create a new name for any existing flower. See if you can create a short poem about the flower and use the new name in it.
Note of appreciation:
Write a letter of appreciation from the point of view of your chosen flower. In the letter, find good things to say about the flower’s parent plant, the pollinators, to nature that has helped it grow, and even the person who is admiring it.
Flower song:
Sit with some flowers. Listen to their song in silence. Share what you heard and felt with your partner.
What other flower games and activities can you suggest? Please leave a comment to share your thoughts and insights.
The next time you start a conversation, think of the flowers. Let them remind you of all the visible and invisible ways your words can weave their magic. For more interesting activities from around the world, check out: Nature Calm
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