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Few months back, I had to address a gathering of 100+ women eager to learn about simplifying life. I was tensed myself. I had gone prepared but 100+ women, possibly a few judging you, "will he beโฆ
Few months back, I had to address a gathering of 100+ women eager to learn about simplifying life. I was tensed myself. I had gone prepared but 100+ women, possibly a few judging you, "will he be good, will this program be of use to me".
I entered. I lighten the mood with a joke. I share funny experiences. People laugh and share smiles. My job is done. Now people accept whatever I say (not that I say wrong, but trust levels have just gone up)
You walk into a tense room. You sense something is not right here. You feel that you need to lighten the mood here. You pause. You crack a joke. A little smile here. A little awe there. Someone laughs and the tension gets released.
First day of training. No one knows each other. People are absolutely serious. After all it is a senior management level training. Tension is building up. The speaker walks in. He shares a light moment. People put their guard down.
Point is this "The Room That Laughs Together, Trusts Together". If you work with people, make sure you share funny moments ebcause Hasya ir lightness, ease.
A tense person cannot listen, cannot trust, cannot decide. Lightness opens the door that seriousness keeps shut.
No one shares anything real in a tense room. No client opens up, no team speaks honestly, no deal moves, when people are braced.
Lightness is not the opposite of depth โ it is the entry to it. You go deep only after people relax.
Lightness must be genuine warmth, not performance. Forced humour or trying-too-hard reads as nervousness and does the opposite.
We will see some practical applications tomorrow.
I entered. I lighten the mood with a joke. I share funny experiences. People laugh and share smiles. My job is done. Now people accept whatever I say (not that I say wrong, but trust levels have just gone up)
You walk into a tense room. You sense something is not right here. You feel that you need to lighten the mood here. You pause. You crack a joke. A little smile here. A little awe there. Someone laughs and the tension gets released.
First day of training. No one knows each other. People are absolutely serious. After all it is a senior management level training. Tension is building up. The speaker walks in. He shares a light moment. People put their guard down.
Point is this "The Room That Laughs Together, Trusts Together". If you work with people, make sure you share funny moments ebcause Hasya ir lightness, ease.
A tense person cannot listen, cannot trust, cannot decide. Lightness opens the door that seriousness keeps shut.
No one shares anything real in a tense room. No client opens up, no team speaks honestly, no deal moves, when people are braced.
Lightness is not the opposite of depth โ it is the entry to it. You go deep only after people relax.
Lightness must be genuine warmth, not performance. Forced humour or trying-too-hard reads as nervousness and does the opposite.
We will see some practical applications tomorrow.