Assertive Communication

Abstract

Assertiveness is communicating and expressing your thoughts, feelings, and opinions in a way that makes your views and needs clearly understood by others, without putting down their thoughts, feelings, or opinions. Assertiveness is the ability to express our thoughts and feelings openly in an Honest, Appropriate, Respectful and Direct way. It can be HARD to do, but it gets easier with practice. In assertive communication both individuals are considered to be equally important.