Coaching practices for Catch Judgment Before Speaking
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- Halfway through what someone’s saying I’ve already finished their sentence in my head and I’m just waiting for my turn to talk
- In the heat of an argument the sharpest possible words just fly out of my mouth before I can stop them, and an hour later I’m sick about what I said
- Before I’ve even said a word, my mind is already running this harsh, contemptuous commentary about the person in front of me
- I’m dreading this talk because I know they’re already thinking the worst of me
- The instant something lands
Practices that may help
- Suspend judgment for one conversation
Enter a conversation committing to not completing the other person’s thought or forming a response before they finish.
Beginner's Mind (Shoshin), Made Practical - The speech audit: THINK before you speak
Before speaking in a charged moment, check whether the words are True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind.
Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice - Catching harm before it reaches speech
Notice aggressive or condemning inner commentary and name it before it shapes what you say.
Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice - The accusation audit
Pre-empt their worst objections by saying them out loud before they can.
Tactical Empathy - Train your faculty of assent
Practice pausing between an impression (a thought, feeling, or perception) and your assent to it.
The Inner Citadel - Remember what you can’t see
You’re reacting to a sliver of their behavior with no view of the pressures behind it.
Generous Interpretation - Check the story before you conclude
Ask what they actually meant instead of convicting them on your interpretation.
Generous Interpretation - Apply the view to interrupt anger
In the moment of anger, use the zoom-out as a circuit breaker before you speak or act.
The View from Above - The accusation audit
Say the worst thing they might be thinking about you — out loud, first — to defuse it.
Never Split the Difference, In Practice - Self-empathy
Apply the same observation-feeling-need process inward before you respond to anyone else.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Made Practical
Related concerns
- Think Before Speaking
Before speaking in a charged moment, check whether the words are True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind.
The speech audit: THINK before you speak
- When Ahimsa Nonviolence Noticing Harm In Thought
Notice aggressive or condemning inner commentary and name it before it shapes what you say.
Catching harm before it reaches speech
- How To Be More Mindful Of What You Say
Before speaking in a charged moment, check whether the words are True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind.
- When Ahimsa Nonviolence Speech Audit
Before speaking in a charged moment, check whether the words are True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind.
- When Crucial Accountability Master The Story
Between the missed commitment and the conversation, you have built a narrative — and that narrative will leak into the conversation.
Notice and question the story you’ve already told yourself
- When The View From Above Applying The View To Anger
In the moment of anger, use the zoom-out as a circuit breaker before you speak or act.
Apply the view to interrupt anger
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