October 22, 2023 5:15 PM
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hello@elevateapp.com
Eliminating miscommunication
The email provides tips and a game to help eliminate miscommunication, discusses the science behind effective communication, and offers a tip of the week about using metaphors and analogies to simplify complex ideas.
A smart start to your week
October 22, 2023 5:15 PM
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hello@elevateapp.com
Eliminating miscommunication
The email provides tips and a game to help eliminate miscommunication, discusses the science behind effective communication, and offers a tip of the week about using metaphors and analogies to simplify complex ideas.
A smart start to your week
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padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:58px"><span style="">Eliminating miscommunication</span></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4 desktop_hide" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="display:none; max-height:0; overflow:hidden"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="display:none; max-height:0; overflow:hidden; background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word; display:none; max-height:0; overflow:hidden"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:34px; color:#333333"><span style="">Eliminating miscommunication</span></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px; padding-left:15px; padding-right:15px; padding-top:30px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#606060; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0">Have you ever found yourself convinced that someone said something they later denied saying? Or has someone ever misinterpreted your words, extracting a meaning far from your intent?</p><p style="margin:0"><br><strong>Effective communication can help prevent frustrating misunderstandings and ensure that the intended message is accurately conveyed and received. </strong><br><br>So keep reading for a few of our recommendations to help you eliminate miscommunication.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; 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border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#000000"><strong>Science Says</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#0760f3; border-radius:10px; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; padding-top:30px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#fff; line-height:1.5"><p data-renderer-start-pos="225" style="margin:0"><strong><span style="font-size:20px">Yuo cna porbalby raed tihs esaliy desptie teh msispeillgns.</span></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:25px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#606060; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0">Effective communication often relies on context and predictive skills, much like the way your brain can rely on context and existing knowledge to decipher the jumbled sentence above. </p><p style="margin:0"> </p><p style="margin:0">However, just <em>one</em> incorrect prediction can lead to misinterpreting meaning. It’s through these inaccurate assumptions and expectations that miscommunications occur, highlighting<span style="background-color:transparent"> the importance of communicating clearly and precisely!</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-top:10px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px; line-height:1px; border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-16" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#000000"><strong>Tip of the Week</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-17" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#f8477f; border-radius:10px; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; padding-top:30px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#fff; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; text-align:left"><span style="font-size:20px"><strong>Use comparisons, like metaphors and analogies, to restate something in a different way. </strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-18" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="600" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:600px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:25px"><div style="font-family:Arial"><div class="" style="font-size:16px; font-family:Arial,Sans-serif; color:#606060; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0">Sometimes, repeating yourself isn’t enough to avoid a miscommunication. In those situations, you can use metaphors and analogies to simplify complex ideas and relate them to something more familiar. </p><p style="margin:0"><br>For example, consider neuroplasticity. 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