An old African proverb holds that when an elephant steps in a trap, no more trap. Since we're not elephants, we need to prepare for traps that we may fall into inadvertently -- or that someone may deliberately place in our paths -- when we're communicating in difficult situations,\nIn this first episode of a multi-part series, we talk about the preparation trap, the humor trap, and the negatives trap. Enjoy!\nAs always, thank to Jim Cirillo at jimiumgroup.com for our original music and to my daughter Rachel Greenberger for our new podcast art. And Happy Birthday Boo-Boo!\nPlease send questions to wtswtgt@gmail.com and follow us at #wtswtgt on Twitter.