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There are various disadvantages of being passive:

            •  Projects lack of confidence and self-esteem.
            •  Causes frustration and anxiety in the long run.

            •  Fail to express their feelings.
            •  Exhibits poor body language and no eye contact.


            Aggressive Communication
            This communication style involves:
            •  Using strong language and being hurtful to others.

            •  Blaming and not accepting your faults.
            •  Controlling and dominating others.

            •   Not caring for other’s views and being disrespectful.

            There are various disadvantages of being aggressive:
            •  Makes you verbally or physically abusive.

            •  Makes you intimidating and rude person.
            •  Prevents you from becoming mature, understanding and amiable person.

            •  You fail to listen to others, this breaks communication.

            Passive Aggressive Communication
            This communication style involves acting passive on the surface while showing aggression in a subtle way. Characteristics
            of such a communication style are:
            •  Muttering to oneself rather than telling or sharing the issue.

            •  Appearing sweet on the outside whereas in reality being resentful.

            •  Trying to get your own way without taking responsibility.
            •  Being sarcastic and untruthful.

            •   Your body language and facial expressions don’t match with what you want to portray. Example, smiling despite
               being angry.

            There are various disadvantages of being passively aggressive:
            •  Eventually not getting the desired results from your communication since real issues are never addressed.
            •  Struggle to voice your opinions despite being aware of them.

            •  Constant suppression of true emotions, thus feeling persistent unhappiness.


            Assertive Communication
            As you can see from the above figure, being assertive is the most effective communication style. This involves:
            •  Expressing your opinion and desires without ignoring others,

            •  Giving others due respect,
            •  Accepting others’ opinions,

            •  Discovering a balance between your needs and others’ needs.
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