This worksheet helps clients increase awareness of how tone, body language, and unspoken signals influence communication. It is designed for individuals who may feel “tone deaf” at times—often meaning well, but being misunderstood. The focus is on insight and skill-building, not blame.
How It Works:
Clients reflect on a recent interaction by exploring the difference between what they intended to communicate and how it may have been experienced. The worksheet guides them to notice their own tone and body signals, observe the other person’s cues with curiosity, and practice pausing and repairing communication when misalignment occurs.
Therapeutic Focus:
Understanding the gap between intent and impact
Increasing self-awareness of tone and body language
Developing curiosity about others’ signals rather than assumptions
Practicing pause-and-repair communication skills
This tool supports clearer, more compassionate communication by helping clients recognize that communication isn’t just about words—it’s about the signals we send and how they are received.
This worksheet helps clients increase awareness of how tone, body language, and unspoken signals influence communication. It is designed for individuals who may feel “tone deaf” at times—often meaning well, but being misunderstood. The focus is on insight and skill-building, not blame.
How It Works:
Clients reflect on a recent interaction by exploring the difference between what they intended to communicate and how it may have been experienced. The worksheet guides them to notice their own tone and body signals, observe the other person’s cues with curiosity, and practice pausing and repairing communication when misalignment occurs.
Therapeutic Focus:
Understanding the gap between intent and impact
Increasing self-awareness of tone and body language
Developing curiosity about others’ signals rather than assumptions
Practicing pause-and-repair communication skills
This tool supports clearer, more compassionate communication by helping clients recognize that communication isn’t just about words—it’s about the signals we send and how they are received.