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Improve your negotiation skills

by Scott Swain | Jul 9, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Business, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor

“Business Communication Challenges: Feature Creep” Video is below. By taking our Emotional Intelligence Tools class, you can “power up” your negotiation skills. See an example below of these principles being used in a business setting. See a three minute animated...

Verbal Jujutsu

by Scott Swain | Jun 17, 2020 | All Videos, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor

Videos are below. Short comedy skit I made showing Practical Empathy (PEQ) being used in the face of verbal personal attacks. I created the original version is as an advertisement for web hosting and cut out the advertisement part from this “remastered”...

What does integrity mean to you?

by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Videos, Liberty, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Voluntaryism

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If you love me, eat brains with me

by Scott Swain | May 29, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor

Video is below. Light-hearted example of Practical Empathy (PE) based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) being used in a disagreement between lovers. Sassy Strummer wants to spend time with Drummer Boy out on the town. He wants alone time with his music. She gets angry...

If you love me, spend time with me

by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor

Video is below. How to Deal with Insecurity: Watch a couple resolving conflict about spending time together and assumed obligations using Practical Empathy based on NVC (Nonviolent Communication). Written and animated by Scott Swain. 8.5 minutes....

I want to go out and she wants to stay in

by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor

Video is below. A couple arguing about what activity to do together. She wants to go out but he wants to stay in. These “wants” are strategies to get needs/values met. They choose to go below strategies to investigate the needs-that-inform-those-strategies...

Indecent Exposure

by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-Privacy, Vids-Voluntaryism

Video is below. Satire skit on liberty: Jesus is locked up for talking about love in the park. Boy is locked up for violating the new Loving Your Brother Means You Hate the State and Might Be a Terrorist law. Officer Stadenko speaks up. Script and animation by Scott...

But Mom I want to play video games!

by Scott Swain | May 16, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-Parenting

Video is below. Mom wants to go to the store. Jimmy wants to keep playing games. Mom chooses empathy. – When children are raised with recognition of and respect for their needs, they grow up respecting themselves and others. – When children grow up hearing...

Interview with Yes Parenting

by Scott Swain | Apr 21, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Parenting

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How Not To Listen To Your Kids

by Scott Swain | Apr 16, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-Parenting

Videos are below. Hide your fear A boy is taught lessons about hiding his feelings. This one is more poking fun at parenting without the use of any form of conscious communication; an example of parenting not using Nonviolent Communication (NVC); how to parent if you...