Combining One’s Emotional Intelligence with Ethos, Pathos and Logos in Business
Oftentimes, I find myself referring to Aristotle’s modes of persuasion or appeal in context to building meaningful relationships in business: ethos (credibility, ethical appeal or “character”), pathos (emotional), and logos (logical). Whether people are aware of the different tools at-hand, many use the different modes in varying degrees for different situations and people. In terms of the types of social ...
Continue ReadingBeing a Confident Listener Is Just As Important As Being a Confident Speaker
To cut to the chase of what could have potentially turned into a heated debate from tonight, I had a conversation with someone who insisted that he was listening to what I was saying, when really he wasn’t, but when I put it another way he finally understood where I was coming from. Sound familiar? Well, that’s because he didn’t ...
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