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The final countdown
Well, the countdown has begun… The final edits are complete, contributions from commenters have been added, and Everyone Communicates, Few Connect is currently at the printer. If you remember the cover design from November, you may notice that it’s been modified just a little. After I previewed it, Justin Wise at BeDeviant.com pointed out its…
Read MoreVision: Are you moving forward… or in circles?
One of the great dreamers of the 20th century was Walt Disney. Back when Walt’s two daughters were young, he used to take them to an amusement park in the Los Angeles area on Saturday mornings. Walt was especially captivated by the carousel. As he approached it, he saw a blur of bright images racing…
Read MoreNews and thank yous
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Our Christmas was very merry. We gathered as a family to thank God for the birth of His Son and express our love for each other. My mother’s absence from this earth was on our minds, but with every smile from our grandbabies, we glimpsed the…
Read MoreThank you to Everyone who Connected!
So here it is: the book we’ve all been working on: Available March, 2010 When I turned in this manuscript last spring, I was already very pleased with it. After all, I was confident that … The ability to connect can change people’s leadership, communication, and relationships; Connecting can be learned; and As someone who…
Read MoreConnectors Live What They Communicate
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Read MoreConnectors Inspire People
Chapter 9 Synopsis Connectors Inspire People When someone begins to communicate with others, the first thing listeners do is start asking questions at a subconscious level. They want to know what’s in it for them. They want to know if the speaker is credible. But they also care about how the person communicates with them.…
Read MoreConnectors Create an Experience Everyone Enjoys
Chapter 8 Synopsis Connectors Create an Experience Everyone Enjoys What words would you choose to describe the best communicators who have connected well with you? Entertaining? Energetic? Funny? Maybe if you gave it some time, you could produce a long list of attributes. Now think about the communicators you don’t care for, the ones who…
Read MoreConnectors Do the Difficult Work of Keeping It Simple
Chapter 7 Synopsis Connectors Do the Difficult Work of Keeping It Simple A few years ago, I was being interviewed on a television talk show. The host held up a couple of my books and said, “John, I’ve read several of your books and they are all so simple.” His tone of voice, body language,…
Read MoreConnectors Connect on Common Ground
Chapter 6 Synopsis Connectors Connect on Common Ground If I had to pick a first rule of communication—the one practice above all others that opens the door to connection with others—it would be to look for common ground. That rule applies whether you’re resolving conflict with your spouse, teaching a child, negotiating a deal, selling a…
Read MoreConnecting Is More Skill than Natural Talent
“When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.” ~ Attributed to Abraham Lincoln Seldom do we consider ourselves to be boring or out of touch as communicators, yet oftentimes that’s exactly what…
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