Book : Everyone Communicates, Few Connect What The Most...

-Titulo Original : Everyone Communicates, Few Connect What The Most Effective People Do Differently

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Thomas Nelson

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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. EVERYONE COMMUNICATES, FEW CONNECTWHAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE PEOPLE DO DIFFERENTLYBy JOHN C. MAXWELLThomas NelsonCopyright © 2010 John C. MaxwellAll right reserved.ISBN: 978-0-7852-1425-0ContentsAcknowledgments...............................................................ixPrologue......................................................................xi1. Connecting Increases Your Influence in Every Situation.....................12. Connecting Is All About Others.............................................223. Connecting Goes Beyond Words...............................................474. Connecting Always Requires Energy..........................................725. Connecting Is More Skill Than Natural Talent...............................966. Connectors Connect on Common Ground........................................1237. Connectors Do the Difficult Work of Keeping It Simple......................1498. Connectors Create an Experience Everyone Enjoys............................1719. Connectors Inspire People..................................................19910. Connectors Live What They Communicate.....................................229Conclusion....................................................................248Contributors to JohnMaxwellonLeadership ...................................251Notes.........................................................................255About the Author..............................................................262Chapter OneConnecting Increases Your Influence In Every Situation According to experts, we are bombarded with thirty-five thousand messages a day. Everywhere we go, everywhere we look, someone is trying to get our attention. Every politician, advertiser, journalist, family member, and acquaintance has something to say to us. Every day we are faced with e-mails, text messages, billboards, television, movies, radio, Twitter, , and blogs. Add to these newspapers, magazines, and books. Our world is cluttered with words. How do we choose which messages to tune in and which ones to tune out? At the same time, we also have messages we want to get across to others. Ive read that, on average, most people speak about sixteen thousand words a day. If you transcribed those words, theyd fill a three-hundred-page book every week. At the end of a year, you would have an entire bookcase full of words. In a lifetime, youd fill a library. But how many of your words would matter? How many would make a difference? How many would get through to others? Talk is easy. Everybody talks. The question is, how can you make your words count? How can you really communicate with others? Connecting Can Make You or Break You People cannot succeed in life without communicating effectively. Its not enough just to work hard. Its not enough to do a great job. To be successful, you need to learn how to really communicate with others. Have you ever gotten frustrated while making a presentation because people just werent getting it? Have you ever wanted your boss to understand how much value you add to the company so you could get a well-earned raise or promotion? If you have children, have you wanted them to listen so you could help them make good choices? Have you wanted to improve your relationship with a friend or make a positive impact on your community? If you cant find a way to communicate effectively, you wont be able to reach your potential, you wont succeed in the way you desire, and youll be forever frustrated. Whats the secret? Connecting! After more than forty years of marriage, a long and successful career as a public speaker, decades of leading various organizations, and experience in helping people develop across the United States and in dozens of countries around the world, I can tell you this: if you want to succeed, you must learn how to connect with others. Connecting Is Key I am convinced more than ever th