The art of communication : how to be authentic, lead others, and create strong connections

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Part 1 Introduction: Amazing Conversations Prologue: Just Another Conversation What Is the Art of Communication? The Risks of Spontaneity Popularity of the Unpredictable Stakes Too High Secret of Whole Mind Conversation Part 2 Opting for Control Control Rules What is Control? Conventional Conversational Skills Calculation Control Agendas 1. Looking Good 2. Competing to Win 3. Pleasing and Appeasing 4. Presupposition Agendas The Root Cause of Agendas is Fear Self-Consciousness Trying Too Hard Inner Conflict Chapter 5 Call Forth Creativity and IntuitionImagination and Creativity Creative Conversation Intuition: Your Other-than-Conscious Mind Chapter 6 Enjoy Communion and the Emergence of Something New Connect -- to Self and Others True Empathy Being in the Space Communication is More than Words It's All Love Creating Change Last Words on the Planet People Index Index EULA Stress and Physical TensionPart 3 The Alternative World of Real Communication The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Communication Chapter 1 Use Both Hemispheres of the Brain Different Ways of Viewing Life Why Two Hemispheres? Whole Mind Thinking Chapter 2 Be an Awakener Awaken Your Life Energy Breathe for Energy and Flow Let Go Chapter 3 Be Spontaneous in the Moment Be in the Now Detach from Past and Future Pay Exquisite Attention How to Be in the Now Deep Listening Chapter 4 Be Wholehearted The Real 100% Be Happy to Not-Know Opening to Flow Trust the Heart -- Allow Vulnerability

Bring nuance, depth, and meaning to every conversation you have

The Art of Communication is for anyone who senses that they could be communicating on a deeper level. Perhaps you are a confident communicator but suspect there may be more to the art of conversation that you have not yet been able to access. Or perhaps you feel that your conversations lack depth and meaning and that you'd like to enrich your relationships with others, if only you knew how. This book will address your concerns and show you how to engage wholeheartedly with others.

There's more to conversation than just clear, rational thinking. Left-brain rationality is important, of course, but neuroscience increasingly shows that the right-brain skills of creativity, intuition and spontaneity are essential in good communication. In this guide, you'll discover ways of tapping into the full conversational potential that lies dormant within you, adding a level of nuance and watching the result as your relationships blossom. You may even find that untapped value in the form of new insights, ideas and creative thoughts, emerges from your daily conversations.

• Access the more nuanced arts of conversation to create strong connections and tangible results
• Build cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural connections to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds
• Activate your whole mind — not just your intellect — to bring creativity and depth to communication

• Learn to be open-hearted, spontaneous, vulnerable, intuitive, and captivating in every conversation you hold

From communication guru and bestselling author Judy Apps, The Art of Communication will show you how to breathe life into your relationships and produce powerful new thinking enabling you to transform the world you live in.

"Bring nuance, depth, and meaning to every conversation you have The Art of Communication is for anyone who senses that they could be communicating on a deeper level. Perhaps you are a confident communicator but suspect there may be more to the art of conversation that you have not yet been able to access. Or perhaps you feel that your conversations lack depth and meaning and that you d like to enrich your relationships with others, if only you knew how. This book will address your concerns and show you how to engage wholeheartedly with others. There s more to conversation than just clear, rational thinking. Left-brain rationality is important, of course, but neuroscience increasingly shows that the right-brain skills of creativity, intuition and spontaneity are essential in good communication. In this guide, you ll discover ways of tapping into the full conversational potential that lies dormant within you, adding a level of nuance and watching the result as your relationships blossom. You may even find that untapped value in the form of new insights, ideas and creative thoughts, emerges from your daily conversations. Access the more nuanced arts of conversation to create strong connections and tangible results Build cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural connections to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds Activate your whole mind not just your intellect to bring creativity and depth to communication Learn to be open-hearted, spontaneous, vulnerable, intuitive, and captivating in every conversation you hold From communication guru and bestselling author Judy Apps, The Art of Communication will show you how to breathe life into your relationships and produce powerful new thinking enabling you to transform the world you live in." -- ONIX annotation The usual communication strategies of being informed and articulate, impressive in debate and persuasive in manner don’t create great conversations. The Art of Communication shows you how to create conversations that are more genuine, more energising, more creative and generally much more productive. Neuroscience is confirming that creative and meaningful conversation depends on the often-neglected attention of the right hemisphere of the brain as much as the well-practised patterns and certainties of the left-brain. You’ll learn how to make a step-change into a world where intuition, open-heartedness, spontaneity, lightness of touch and ease with uncertainty are as important as rational thinking. You’ll learn: - how to use your whole mind not just your intellect - how to be wholehearted - how to be spontaneous - how to confidently develop and trust your instincts The Art of Communication shows you how to...