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title: "Communication Fundamentals - Center for Nonviolent Communication"
description: "Communication Fundamentals. \"Communication FUNdamentals uses Jackal and Giraffe metaphors to teach Nonviolent Communication.\" Authored by Jean Morrison"
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date: "2026-09-18T08:16:36+00:00"
language: "en-US"
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#  Communication Fundamentals

Jean Morrison

78 pages (2nd edition)

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This illustrated book uses the metaphors of Jackal and Giraffe to represent two distinct ways we orient our thinking, speaking, listening, and responding - either in ways that stimulate separation, stress and upset (the Jackal way), or in ways that connect us to the heart of a situation and each other (the Giraffe way).

Popular with all ages and families, Communication FUNdamentals will guide you through the tools and consciousness of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as developed by Marshall Rosenberg.

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