SUPPORTIVE CLIMATE
Emotional correctness is the tone and the feeling of how we talk to one another and the respect and compassion we show one another in our interaction with them during communication. People have different personalities therefore it is important to mind how we talk to one another in different setups to avoid getting into conflict. A supportive communication climate is a common tone in the relationship of individuals who interact with each other on a regular basis. Supportive communication involves an easy and smooth flow of conversations where people treat each other with respect by listening to what the other person says without interruption and respecting each other’s viewpoint and responding appropriately and this involves putting all the differences they might have aside. Sally khon in her video gives ideas on how to ensure appropriate communication with people who don’t support our opinions on certain issues. According to sally emotional correctness helps create a connection among parties when communicating with each other and creates a common ground for communication. She deeply believes in finding common humanity grounds and putting all differences aside.
Sally encourages the use of invitational communication to minimize conflict in communication. Invitational communication is communication where both parties signal that they are interested in talking to one another. When both parties are willing to talk to one another the chances of getting into conflict are minimal. She encourages people to have empathy and that includes them treating one another in ways that they wish the other party to treat them and this involves being kind to one another as well as understanding the interests of the other party and this involves creating a common ground with the other party. The ability to understand what you feel and the other person’s feelings are essential while communicating with one another to help eases the process of communication. She states that sometimes people can be politically right but at the same time be emotionally wrong. People can be emotionally wrong when they don’t consider the way they communicate with the other person. Some things when said may hurt the feelings of the other party. To achieve political correctness it’s important to put into consideration the emotional correctness of the conversation since emotional correctness leads to a real conversation. Paying attention to what the other person is saying by observing the body language and think about how what you say might impact the other person helps you to react correctly to what they are saying.
A supportive climate is an environment in which people can air their views in a supportive manner. In a supportive environment, people can communicate with one another in a free and safe manner and encourage people to communicate more often with one another. Sally’s idea of creating a supportive environment of correctness is valid since it led to having emotionally correct conversations with one another since a supportive climate involves having compassion for the other party during communication. A supportive communication climate is a key to effective communication among people since it fosters understanding during communication since the parties are in common grounds. Sally’s approach to creating a supportive climate has led to successful communication in organizations and also among individuals. Emotional correctness helps to build trust among people.
Conclusion
Creating an emotionally correct environment when communicating with the other person during communication helps to ease the process of communication. According to the essay having compassion for the other party is essential to creating emotionally correct conversations. Having empathy helps to improve the relationship with people whom you tend to disagree with on certain issues.