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Speak in Your Own Voice

 I am preparing for a presentation in a couple weeks, and I started thinking about general guidelines for conversation.  None of this is based particularly on the setting or people, but on past experiences in group settings.  As I was preparing, I started seeing a theme in my guidelines - that is how important it is for people to speak in their own voice.   On many occasions, when communicating, people have a tendency to hide their own voice in one way or another.  Perhaps this is a way of avoiding confrontation out of fear or feeling that their opinion is less than adequate.  The result of it is that it obfuscates the message and makes it unclear what they are actually communicating.  On the converse, when people speak clearly in their own voice, it allows for much freer communication and openness. Below I have the guidelines for open communication.  None of these are my original thoughts, but are a compilation of ideas to help groups communicate more clearly.   Guidelines The guideli