Gospel – OralityTalks https://oralitytalks.net Journal • Webinar • Forum Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://oralitytalks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-OralityTalks-Icon-32x32.png Gospel – OralityTalks https://oralitytalks.net 32 32 228068180 The Iron Law of Communication https://oralitytalks.net/iron-law-of-communication/ https://oralitytalks.net/iron-law-of-communication/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:36:38 +0000 https://oralitytalks.net/?p=1978 Miscommunication is a common problem in human interaction; tragically, sometimes even the Gospel is misunderstood. The root cause of most interpersonal misunderstandings is not failure to hear words that are said but differences in the cognitive environments of the speaker and hearer. Their cognitive environments are made up of their language, culture, personal histories, and their evaluation of the immediate situation between speaker and hearer. How this happens is made clear through an example of miscommunication between two people with broadly the same background. The problem is ubiquitous; without exception, every conversation depends on an adequate match between the cognitive environments of speakers and hearers. The problem can be overcome by a combination of learning about the cognitive environment of the hearer before a conversation, two-way communication, and thoughtful listening to the hearer’s responses. It also requires building on common human experiences. Because the process of learning from stories is built on common human experiences, stories are a significant way to overcome the problem of the iron law of communication.

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