Marriage: Video Selfie
Have you ever heard the statistic that only 7% of communication is words and the rest is non-verbal? How we say something really matters. You have a video recording feature on your smartphone, right? Well, the next time you’re upset with anyone record yourself. Most of us underestimate what our tone of voice and body language really communicate. We know what we said, but we don’t realize what the real message was. It’ll take courage to play back the video selfie but it might mature how you love.
About the Host
Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
Episode Transcript
Ron: Okay everyone. It’s time for a video selfie.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Have you ever heard the statistic that only 7% of communication is words and the rest is non-verbal communication? You see, how we say something matters. It really matters. Now here’s my challenge. You probably have a video recording feature on your smartphone, right? Well, the next time you’re upset with your spouse or your children…anyone—record yourself.
You see, here’s the thing. Most of us underestimate what our tone of voice and body language really communicate. Oh, we know what we said, but we don’t realize what the real message was. It’ll take some courage…to play back your video selfie. But it might just mature how you love. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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