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 …
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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 …
Something Communicators Must NEVER Forget
I’ve just been thinking about something communicators must never forget… I meet a lot of people every week. I also facilitate different types of groups with different types of people. Life would be extremely boring if we were all alike. I think I’d really hate to have everybody like me.