Building on Moments

All of us live in the moment. Where we are is always right-now. As I write this, no matter how much thinking I am doing about the future does not magically wisk me away there. This applies to communication. In attempting to connect with others, even when with an eye on the future, the best we can do is build on what has been said or communicated in the past. The reality of this blog entry, though designed to help others with their future efforts to communicate effectively, for example, serves only as a suggestion as to how to do that. Readers will hopefully apply this entry in the present to move seamlessly to the next present.

Everyday conversations are a perfect example. We speak with another. A statement is made and we add to it with a question or statement of our own. The other person then does the same. The exchange, regardless of its length, is a series of verbal building blocks. Even if when conversing with another we have specific things we wish to discuss with them, how well we get to those points depends upon how effectively we build or add to each moment. How well do we move from one moment to the next? Do questions we may pose logically touch on what was just said? At the same time, do they serve as a means by which persons can move from one moment to the next?

Good reporters can do this. So, too, can competent lawyers. At the same time, can us everyday folks in our everyday moments with others. It begins with how we view each communication exchange. Ideally, they are "in the moment" actions designed to enable people to transition from where they are to where they are headed. It is as if we are creating a road map as we go along. No question such an effort represents an interesting challenge. This is why communicating effectively is rarely as easy or simple as it may seem. Each of us in each of our moments is trying to build upon our moments as best we can.