I was sitting in my place of worship with my girlfriend, who has a five-year-old son, Zachary. Zachary, like any 5-year-old, loves to talk. However, he has no volume or filter control when he needs it the most. We're getting to the sermon portion, and Zachary decides...
Your message must impact those who hear it to influence listeners. Brevity is the skill of conveying your message in as few words as possible. It communicates your main idea quickly, but it doesn’t come naturally. It requires planning and discipline. Most...
The mistake most individuals make in building relationships is assuming that influence is a one-time event. We sprint through life, running from meeting to meeting, shooting off email after email and ending our days wondering, “What just happened?” I refer to...
Others don’t respond to your emails and texts as frequently or quickly as you would like People’s response to your emails and texts is based on past experience with your messages. Perhaps your emails are long and confusing, or your text messages are one continuous...
One of the unique characteristics of an influential communicator is an ability to adapt a message on the fly, to speak less while listen more. They focus on what's happening between them while their listeners. They listen to the non-verbal while verbal messages their...
