Learning Effective Communication From Jesus

When I think of some of the greatest communicators, I’d never leave out Jesus. He was so captivating he could get crowds of 5,000 plus (no social media!). I guess the miracles also helped but that wasn’t the sum of why people desired to be in His audience. It’s every communicator’s dream to have a …

5 Sources For Sermon Or Teaching Content

I’m a pastor’s kid. One of the things that fascinated me when I was growing up was how dad cranked up a sermon or teaching every Sunday. Sometimes he even taught two to three times a week on different subjects. As a communicator, I thought I’d give sources for content for ‘platform communicators’ in the church …

Responding vs. Answering

I’ve been to many meetings and listened to many interviews and walked away disappointed and frustrated. This was due to either due to answers that were wanting or a complete a lack of answers. Questions are the way we probe for specific information. One of the primary reasons for asking a question is so one can be enlightened, specifically. Why responding …

9 Things About Preparation

Preparation /ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ (definition according to Wordweb): The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening Here are 9 things about preparation:

Getting Voicemail Right

I am not always available to answer my mobile phone. I’m either in a meeting or training session or driving and on rare occasions I forget switch the ringer back on and it just happens not to be in my pocket. On those occasions I cannot give attention to a call, I’ve “asked” voicemail to …