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or disinterested? What was that like?
Was it because of “noise” or a problem
with translation? Do you think the
response could have been different if
that had been addressed? How?
you learn about how others might feel
when there’s noise in the signal?
Taken from Good News for a Change by Matt
Mikalatos. Copyright © 2018. Used by permission
of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Exercises
1. Watch for poor communication
this week, whether it’s from a sign, in
an email, in the media, or in personal
interaction. What is causing the
communication not to work well? How
could it be improved? How would you
do it differently?
2. Tell a friend you want to practice poor
communication. Have them send you
texts without fixing autocorrect. Have
them call you with a towel over their
phone (or put you on speakerphone
while driving in a convertible). Have
them do their best to drive you crazy
with noise in the signal. As they do
this, do your best to understand and
respond well to their communication.
How does it make you feel? What do
Matt Mikalatos
Matt Mikalatos writes books (surprise!). In the past,
Matt worked as a high school teacher and a clerk at a
comic-book store. Currently he focuses on nonprofit
work devoted to helping people love one another
despite their differences. He lives in Portland, Oregon,
with his wife and three daughters, two unicorns, a
gryphon, a dragon, and three brine shrimp.
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