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2008-12-25T13:49:58Z

Hi Fellow Readers, Please visit me at my new location: The Communication Expert Blog http://www.davidjparnell.com

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Human Values Systems, Part 4 - 4

2008-12-22T15:02:49Z

Today we are going to finish our series by putting this knowledge into action for us. There are 2 active and 1 passive ways to implement values during the course of your effective communication. Passively: 1. Surveillance - You can simply...

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Human Values Systems, Part 3 - 4

2008-12-21T15:49:21Z

Ok, from the preceding post’s you are crystal clear on what values are and how to classify them. So no let’s talk a bit about what they do and how you can use them. Values have 3 major functions or roles that they play in the course of a person’s...

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Human Values Systems, Part 2 - 4

2008-12-20T16:00:14Z

Today we are going to talk about Shalom Schwartz ‘s The Theory of Basic Human Values. Shalom Schwartz is a Social Psychologist and cross-cultural researcher in the fields of intergroup conflict and basic human values. What the theory states is ...

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Human Values Systems, Part 1 - 4

2008-12-19T22:57:08Z

In the recent past values were considered one of the key ingredients to a successful attempt at persuasion. If you knew and understood what someone’s values were, you could simply package your communication around them and presto… you had thei...

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Questions and Effective Communication - Part 5 of 5.

2008-12-18T16:38:37Z

Today we finish our 5 part post on questions and effective communication so let's get right into it... Leading – I would have to say that the Socratic style of questions is the most well known and famous style of questioning in existence today...

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Questions and Effective Communication - Part 4 of 5.

2008-12-17T14:08:32Z

To begin wrapping up our five part miniseries on questions I am going to give you some examples of each type of question and then illustrate a scenario where they can be used to further the progress of the communication. Now in rooting aroun...

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Questions and Effective Communication - Part 3 of 5.

2008-12-15T16:24:17Z

In following yesterday’s post on why questions are generally superior to statements in a persuasion setting, let’s talk about what questions can do to someone’s perspective exactly. There are 5 major functions that questions can serve during the ...

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Questions and Effective Communication - Part 2 of 5.

2008-12-14T17:24:27Z

I think it is safe to say that the human race generally doesn’t like to be TOLD what to do. Why can’t you just “tell” someone what to do? Well, in some cases you can… If whatever you are proposing makes blatantly logical sense to both parties and...

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Questions and Effective Communication - Part 1 of 5.

2008-12-13T23:35:40Z

Questions are one of the most powerful forms of verbal communication that a person has at their disposal. When you are in situations where you want or need to persuade someone, the saying really is true “you get more flies with sugar”. Well, in t...

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