The Art of Positive Communication | with Dr. Julien Mirivel
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My guest on today's episode is Dr. Julien Mirivel.
Dr. Mirivel is the author of The Art of Positive Communication. He is also an Associate Professor in the Speech and Communication Department at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
His mission to inspire individuals and groups to communicate more positively at work and at home. Dr. Mirivel is an accomplished author, speaker and teacher and has been recognized for his excellence in teaching. He won the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011 from the College of Professional Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is also a Distinguished Teaching Fellow for the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence.
Dr. Mirivel provides a practical approach to how we can all be and make a difference.
I am excited to have him as a guest on today's episode.
Things We Discuss:
The big questions that drive Dr. Mirivel’s inquiry into positive communication (5:00)
How to start making a more positive impact on the world around you (18:00)
Dr. Mirivel’s Model of Positive Communication and how you can begin using it in your life to experience and create a more positive social world (21:00)
How to ask better questions so that we can have more enriching, fulfilling interactions (25:00)
Why you should express gratitude to the people in your life (28:00)
The importance of viewing communication as art (35:00)
The evolution of Dr. Mirivel’s thinking and how vulnerability led him to new discoveries (37:00)
How we can use Dr. Mirivel’s model of positive communication as a guide to live a more fulfilling life (45:00)
The books Dr. Mirivel thinks everyone should read (49:00)
Great Quotes from Dr. Mirivel:
“When it comes to the art of communication, how can we teach it in a way that moves people from being a white belt to a black belt? What does it look and feel like?”
“Leadership is not a position, it is something that everyone can do.”
“If you want world peace, you have to have peace in these little moments.”
“Closeness is not something we have, it is something we create.”
“Communication is a lifelong journey... Communication has to have playfulness and humor. It has to have some of these moments of crisis. Think of it [the model] as a guide.”
Helpful Links:
Dr. Mirivel’s Book, The Art of Positive Communication
The Model of Positive Communication
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
On Becoming A Person by Carl Rogers
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