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The
Feature Articles
New Article "The
Best Ways to Develop a Lasting Relationship"
Conscious Communication Series
Part 02
"Express
Yourself with Purpose" February
2007 Part 01
"Dress
to Express" January 2007
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November 2006
It's Saturday Night. You're out on the town with a
few close friends, chatting with those around you, enjoying the moment, and
the intense atmosphere of rhythmic music and laughter. Wherever you
look there are people, all excited about being here, casually observing the
crowd with a curious gleam in their eyes.
You quickly notice those
certain individuals that ooze confidence, a magnetic sense of self and
style, Personal Charisma, the ones that are engaged in lively discussions
with other members of the opposite sex, maintaining group curiosity and
intrigue, which soon turns into attraction and interest, opening the way for
potential Romantic Friendships.
You make a decision to project an elevated awareness of self and confidence,
so you correct your posture and stand tall, shoulders back and relaxed,
rooted in your legs, feeling every muscle in your body relax as your body
now begins to become aligned with your awakened sense of self.
Suddenly someone you've been noticing with Romantic Curiosity turns to look
at you and smiles.
Slightly startled but now
intrigued, you maintain eye contact, and a second later, display a radiant
smile of your own, and as you notice their reaction your smile becomes more
assured as you catch the growing sparkle in their eye.
You casually move toward
each other, and with hesitation thrown to the wind, it's rightful place, you
begin the "Modern Human Mating Ritual". Ready, Set, Go. It's ON!
Now, when you think about
the possible outcomes for that interaction, you see that the basic root to
all relationships is communication in some form or shape. So with reason,
starting conversations and using your conversational ability to attract and
choose good relationships, is a necessary skill for dating success...
It is the point where doubt,
fear, apprehension, and resistance battle it out with curiosity, desire, and
intent. What most people find to be their sticking point is simply,
knowing what to say, what to say to initiate the conversation in a way that
will lead to more conversation if you so wish.
To start a conversation it
comes back to communication, both Verbal and Non-Verbal. What you say
and how you say it. The way you appear and project yourself, your
voice tonality, gives your words context, and communicates the underlying
meaning behind your words, since you can use the same words and mean
different things, just with the way you say it.
To enhance your
conversational quality, you need to be aware of your body, and what kind of
‘message’ you are communicating with your body. It has been estimated
that only 7% of communication is verbal, and a whopping 93% is Non-verbal,
including your voice quality, your pitch, resonance, pace, enthusiasm and
energy. This directly demonstrates how necessary being aware of
what your body is communicating, and not just what to say really is.
Then you can convey not only the full flavour of YOU, who you are, your
personality but also attract an involved response.
Every conversation has a
certain structure, and flow to it, which you can use to initiate and
maintain conversations with anyone you wish, virtually anywhere.
Understanding these structures will show you that having conversations is as
easy as 1, 2, 3.
Here is the Model
representing the process of communication that everyone everywhere uses
whether they are aware of it or not. It is a simple model for
communication, because it flows in phases, which happen rapidly, and at
levels most aren't even aware of.
Model for
Communication
Frame –
Intent – Content
The Frame is the Context of
your communication, and is communicated non-verbally. If you are a
woman for example, being introduced to a man, for the first time, the
‘context’ behind your communication, based on your personal view of the
whomever you are communicating with in relation to you, is the Frame.
The way you perceive how the two of you fit or relate within this moment is
the frame of the communication.
If you thought that he was
cute, since you were 'digging his vibe', your reaction to his communication,
and if you initiated, the way you would initiate, the attitude behind your
communication would be of a totally different Frame or Context, than the way
you would communicate if you weren't into him, which would be dominant
So the Frame is the context
behind your communication, so whoever is the first one to start the
conversation then sets the Frame or sets the 'tone' of the conversation.
Those that add to the conversation when they begin communicating either join
that frame or re-frame it.
Now, frames in conversations
containing sexual communication as is the case when creating and
establishing romantic bonds, could be frames such as “I am an attractive
person, and I'm going to give you the pleasure of seeing just how attractive
I am, and in doing so, show me just how attractive you are”, or even "”, or
even better, "I have somethi”, or “we can only be friends”, and many more.
What sets the frame is the way you choose to perceive or view the situation.
When you’re at the mall
shopping for clothes, the frame of your conversations with the salespeople
would also be “I’m a friendly shopper” or “I’m in a hurry” or “I’m just
browsing” which can be discerned just by watching your non-verbal
communication.
Now along with the Frame is
the Intent. Your intent is simply why you are communicating, and your
purpose. If you were being introduced to someone for the first time in
a social setting, your intent may be to be playful, spark laughter, create
some attraction, and build rapport, as examples. Your intent is what
you want to accomplish out of what you are going to say.
If you were about to start a
conversation with someone you’re curious about, your intent simply would be
to spark attraction in some way, because without some interest being sparked
by your first comments, there’s no reason for the person your talking with
to continue to conversation. If you spark that interest, then you will
have successfully engaged the person in conversation, because they will
automatically respond to you, and then, it’s ON!
Having intent is very
powerful, because without intent, you won’t have anything to talk about.
Your intent gives you the context behind the frame. If you meet
someone tonight, and your frame for conversation is: “I’m unique, and I’m
curious to see what different unique things I can discover about this
person” and you have the intent to be playful, then what you say will be in
line with your Frame and Intent automatically. If it isn’t then you
are starting with a different frame and Intent, because everything you say
or do, has a frame and intent.
When a person isn’t sure of
what they want to do or say, their intent is weak, and then their
conversation comes to a halt. Silence magnifying an awkward moment.
When someone hesitates to approach someone they want to meet, their intent
is weak.
Having a desire to approach
someone is good, but once you get there, you still need an intent or
direction for what you are going to start your conversation off with.
If you made your intent to be spark attraction by making the person laugh,
that would be a good intent, because you have to now approach the person to
do that, and would have the basis for an interesting and stimulating
conversation.
Once you know what Frame you
want to set, and what your Intent is, now comes the Content, the words, the
verbal communication, which is given life and purpose by your frame and
intent.
Content
and Conversational Flow
The content you use flows
like a river, and just like a river, your conversation will take different
streams, directions or conversational threads. So the content or what
you say is then based on your Frame and Intent. Now enhancing and
amplifying your conversational prowess is all about your conversational
flow, because you need to flow your conversation in a way that will create
attraction and build connection.
Building connection and
attraction is the opposite of having an argument, where you are breaking
connection and creating animosity, which stems from a negative frame and
intent. Making connections with people is what conversations are all
about, because whenever you communicate with someone, you are really
connecting with them, and that connection must be made for them to
understand what you are saying.
That is why the deeper the
level of connection you have with someone becomes, the deeper your level of
communication becomes.
Building connection and
gauging your conversational flow, follows this pendulum of flow:
Push –
Neutral – Pull
Everything you say or do
when communicating is a Push, Neutral or a Pull. Initiating a
conversation in an overtly arrogant way is a “hard” push. Commenting
about the weather is neutral, and telling someone that you’ve just met that
you’re in love with them is a definite “pull”. To build connection and
conversational flow, you need to strike a balance between the two polarities
of Push and Pull.
Having only a neutral
conversation isn’t stimulating, but mixing it all together is what creates
attraction, and interest, and builds connection. What it comes down to
is gauging what direction to take the conversation, and when, when to push a
little and tease and be playful, or be neutral and expressive or when to
pull and flirt a little and build rapport.
To amplify your
conversational ability, you need to build a strong awareness of your own
personal communication, and awareness of the effect what you communicate
will have on the person you talking to.
Therefore, if you’re
chatting with a cute guy or girl you’ve just met at the grocery store,
you’ll know whether or not you should pull a little or push, or push some
more or pull some more, or be neutral for a bit to let the intensity or your
communication cement to current bond you’ve created with each other.
What we’re talking about
here is Sexual Chemistry. What is sexual chemistry anyways? That
term is used profusely but many people can’t seem identify what exactly
Sexual Chemistry is when they feel it or experience it.
Well Sexual Chemistry is
created when you push and pull in a way that escalates the Sexual Tension on
both sides in relation to each person’s sensitivity to Sexual Tension.
There are many things involved in the dynamics of each situation, but if
both persons are able to ‘dial up’ the sexual tension at a pace and level
that they are both comfortable with, then they would have good Sexual
Chemistry.
So the way your content
Pushes, Pulls or invokes a Neutral response in those you converse with is
what will either make your conversation a pleasurable one that will lead to
a deeper connection made or not.
Remember, it all starts with
the Frame, the context behind what you are communicating, your Intent, the
way you are going to communicate, and your content, what you say, the words
you choose to use to communicate and create sexual tension and build
connection with those you interact with on your road to successful dating,
By being aware of sexual
tension as it happens and amplifying it by pushing and pulling, teasing and
flirting, remaining playful, and not taking things too seriously will give
you the ability to use your conversational prowess to create intimate
connections and build romantic and platonic friendships you can truly be
proud of.
David Vassell
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