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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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