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Topic: Communicating With The Uncommunicative
RainbowTrout's photo
Thu 07/21/11 05:34 PM

If your a boss sometimes it's helpful to take a course in body language. It helps you when you need to read someone. Sometimes it's not what you say that speaks but what you do. All depends on the other person and trying to see things through their eyes.


We had an in-service on that very thing. It is easy to forget though. I have to remember that people aren't objects. To say to them that I am just trying to do my job is not always communicative. Some times we have to become like a friend to get get our job done.

humuh's photo
Thu 07/21/11 06:08 PM

People withdraw into a shell for a reason.

Find the reason.
Yah finding the reason would help you with a solution,if it needs you pulling them out or breaking the shell all depends

humuh's photo
Thu 07/21/11 06:17 PM


If your a boss sometimes it's helpful to take a course in body language. It helps you when you need to read someone. Sometimes it's not what you say that speaks but what you do. All depends on the other person and trying to see things through their eyes.


We had an in-service on that very thing. It is easy to forget though. I have to remember that people aren't objects. To say to them that I am just trying to do my job is not always communicative. Some times we have to become like a friend to get get our job done.
Body language works very well with women,the charisma works for a few gifted men

actionlynx's photo
Thu 07/21/11 06:57 PM
Well, it's a bit different when you are busy with tickets for 10 tables (about 60 people), and you are already doing desserts, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, fryers, expediting, and have three people talking to you at once. In fact, you may have another 60 orders hanging off the ticket machine to avoid confusion.

It's even worse when you are the only person cooking, adding grill, broiler, oven, griddle, and saute, plus you have prep work to do on top of that.

In that situation, one tends not to note body language because you're "in the weeds" trying to multitask as much as possible. Funny thing is, when you are that busy, you tend not to make any mistakes. The mistakes always seem to happen when it is slow.

RainbowTrout's photo
Thu 07/21/11 07:39 PM

Well, it's a bit different when you are busy with tickets for 10 tables (about 60 people), and you are already doing desserts, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, fryers, expediting, and have three people talking to you at once. In fact, you may have another 60 orders hanging off the ticket machine to avoid confusion.

It's even worse when you are the only person cooking, adding grill, broiler, oven, griddle, and saute, plus you have prep work to do on top of that.

In that situation, one tends not to note body language because you're "in the weeds" trying to multitask as much as possible. Funny thing is, when you are that busy, you tend not to make any mistakes. The mistakes always seem to happen when it is slow.


Time flies when you having fun. That much pressure wouldn't be fun for me though. Well, now anyways.:smile:

humuh's photo
Thu 07/21/11 09:33 PM

Well, it's a bit different when you are busy with tickets for 10 tables (about 60 people), and you are already doing desserts, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, fryers, expediting, and have three people talking to you at once. In fact, you may have another 60 orders hanging off the ticket machine to avoid confusion.

It's even worse when you are the only person cooking, adding grill, broiler, oven, griddle, and saute, plus you have prep work to do on top of that.

In that situation, one tends not to note body language because you're "in the weeds" trying to multitask as much as possible. Funny thing is, when you are that busy, you tend not to make any mistakes. The mistakes always seem to happen when it is slow.
Pretty busy needs a comedian,one that need not be in shells

no photo
Thu 07/21/11 11:07 PM

Who are we to try and change somebody else?


I like this answer the best of all.............
maybe they like the way they are, just because someone doesn't go around with a slap happy grin on their face all the time or just likes quiet doesn't necessary mean they are "depressed".

MeChrissy2's photo
Fri 07/22/11 09:18 AM
Sounds like an exercise in futility to me. I communicate the way I do, if other's hear me, great. If not, I can't control that.

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