Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently by Maxwell John C

Author:Maxwell, John C. [Maxwell, John C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, Book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2010-03-11T23:00:00+00:00

Recently I had the privilege of having dinner with former senator and Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole. We had an interesting discussion on leadership, politics, and world events. One of the things I mentioned to him that night was how impressed I was with the way his wife, Elizabeth Dole, handled her speaking responsibilities at the Republican convention in 1996. To everyone’s surprise, she left the podium and walked into the audience, saying, “Now, you know tradition is that speakers at the Republican National Convention remain at this very imposing podium. But tonight I’d like to break with tradition for two reasons—one, I’m going to be speaking to friends. Secondly, I’m going to be speaking about the man I love. And it’s just a lot more comfortable for me to be down here with you.” Elizabeth Dole found a way to show her openness to people and created a sense of commonality with her audience.

Communication is all about the openness of finding commonality with others. In fact, the word communication comes from the Latin word communis, meaning “common.”12 Before we can communicate effectively, we must establish our commonness—the better we do that, the greater the potential for effective communication.

That’s not easy for everyone. Michelle Pack understands the necessity. She says, “I will listen to others for hours, mainly because that is what people want more than anything—to be heard. However, due to a history of emotional abandonment, I shut down and do not share my heart with others. As one who writes and desires to communicate, this is my greatest wall to tear down.”13 Connection always requires both parties to engage and be open.

LIKABILITY—“I WILL CARE ABOUT PEOPLE”

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