Download or read book The Art of Connecting written by Claire Raines and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2006-05-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful resource reveals five core principles and presents corresponding, specific strategies for overcoming communications barriers and connecting effectively with anyone, regardless of professional, generational, ethnic, cultural, or other differences. In an increasingly diverse workplace, it’s more important and challenging than ever to communicate well. We must build bridges that cross our differences to connect our similarities. The Art of Connecting explains how the most skillful connectors can shift perspectives -- to see a situation from three points of view: “me,” “you,” and “them.” All the principles and strategies are brought to life through absorbing examples and scenarios, plus engaging descriptions of “masters of connection” -- like famed National Public Radio interviewer Terry Gross -- doing what they do. There is always a bridge. The Art of Connecting shows how to find it -- every time.
Download or read book The Lost Art of Connecting The Gather Ask Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships written by Susan McPherson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Business Book of 2021 by Soundview Magazine Reclaim the power of genuine human connection Networking is often considered a necessary evil for all working professionals. With social media platforms like Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at our disposal, reaching potential investors or employers is much easier. Yet, these connections often feel transactional, agenda-driven, and dehumanizing, leaving professionals feeling burnt out and stressed out. Instead, we should connect on a human level and build authentic relationships beyond securing a new job or a new investor for your next big idea. To build real and meaningful networking contacts, we need to go back to basics, remembering that technology is a tool and more than just a means to an end. We need to tap into our humanity and learn to be more intentional and authentic. As a “serial connector” and communications expert, Susan McPherson has a lifetime of experience building genuine connections in and out of work. Her methodology is broken down into three simple steps: Gather: Instead of waiting for the perfect networking opportunity to come to you, think outside the box and create your own opportunity. Host your own dinner party, join a local meet-up group, or volunteer at your neighborhood food pantry. Ask: Instead of leading with our own rehearsed elevator pitches asking for help, ask to help, opening the door to share resources, experience, contacts, and perspectives that add diversity to your own vision. Do: Turn new connections into meaningful relationships by taking these newly formed relationships deeper. Follow through on the promises you made and keep in touch. Woven together with helpful tips and useful advice on making the most out of every step, this book draws on McPherson’s own experience as a renowned “serial connector,” as well as the real life success stories of friends and clients. Filled with humor, humility, and wisdom, The Lost Art of Connecting is the handbook we all need to foster personal and professional relationships that blur the lines between work and play—and enrich our lives in every way.
Download or read book Master the Art of Connecting written by Lou Diamond and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making key connections in your life can launch your business, your sales, even your personal life and send them soaring to unforeseen levels.The connections you make can have a domino effect in spawning so many incredible opportunities to achieve your goals and dreams.Yet, many people are unaware how important and powerful connections can be or they don't know how to get started creating connections. Lou Diamond has taught the art of making great connections all over the world. Let Lou show you how to establish deep, powerful connections that can be essential to success in your career, in your business and even in your personal life."Master the Art of Connecting" will inspire you to begin now to channel your short term efforts into long term returns. Lou Diamond's approach to establishing and maintaining connections is practical, easy to implement and has a history of success.
Download or read book The Art of Connecting With Nature written by Mark J. Platten and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Connecting With Nature emerged from Mark’s desire to have others experience the “living presence” of the natural world. Within these pages you’ll discover 22 co-authors who have established a relationship with nature that reclaims what indigenous people worldwide express as kinship, centeredness, and the ability to make decisions through the eyes of future generations. The book is divided into four experiential themes: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. We invite you to open to whatever chapter calls to you, since each stands on its own. At the end of each section we’ve provided tools, rituals, and practices to help you develop, or enhance, your own relationship with nature. These are activities that have helped us; but in the end, we each have our own journey that cannot be defined by another’s. Visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TheArtofConnectingWithNature, to share your experiences, ask questions, or interact with the artists, professors, musicians, authors, ministers, and others who’ve contributed to this collection.
Download or read book Design for Community written by Derek Powazek and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2006-10-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available as an Adobe Reader eBook on the publisher's website: newriders.com Communities are part of all successful web sites in one way or another. It looks at the different stages that must be understood: Philosophy: Why does your site need community? What are your measures of success? Architecture: How do you set up a site to createpositive experience? How do you coax people out of their shells and get them to share their experiences online? Design: From color choice to HTML, how do you design the look of a community area? Maintenance: This section will contain stories of failed web communities, and what they could have done to stay on track, as well as general maintenance tips and tricks for keeping your community “garden” growing.
Download or read book Visual Analogy written by Barbara Maria Stafford and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001-08-24 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking book exploring the discovery of sameness in otherness. Recuperating a topic once central to philosophy, theology, rhetoric, and aesthetics, this groundbreaking book explores the discovery of sameness in otherness. Analogy poses an intriguingly ancient and modern conundrum. How, in the face of cultural diversity, can a unique someone or something be perceived as like what it is not? This book is for anyone puzzled by why today, as Barbara Maria Stafford claims, "we possess no language for talking about resemblance, only an exaggerated awareness of difference." Well-designed images, Stafford argues, reveal the mind's intuitive leaps to connect known with unknown experience. The first of four wide-ranging chapters paints a challenging overview of several pressing contemporary issues. Cloning, legal controversies about social inequity, identity politics, electronic copying, and the mimicry of virtual reality expose the need for a nuanced theory of similitude. The second examines the historical tug-of-war between analogy and allegory, or disanalogy. Stafford provocatively suggests that, since the Romantic Era, we have been living in polarizingly allegorical times. The third roots this divisiveness within the momentous shift from a magical universe, modeled on sexual bonds, to an engineered world built of discrete automated units. Finally, recent developments in computational brain research notwithstanding, major phenomenological questions about memory, emotion, intelligence, and awareness beckon. In the fourth chapter, Stafford intervenes in the consciousness debates to propose a humanistic cognitive science with bridging/analogy at its artful core.
Download or read book Rapport written by Gabriel Angelo and published by Seisnama. This book was released on with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover The Unspoken Language For Universal Unity How To Connect With People To Build And Maintain Meaningful Relationships! What is that one thing we all crave from other people? It's instinctive first felt from our parents. It's intrinsic in how it affects our moods and behaviors around others. It's intricate in how it's formed and how we experience it. We are all born wanting to connect! Since birth, we crave that connection with friends, families, and others. Without it we can't properly function and lose our way that cause personal problems with ourselves and relationship problems with the world around us, which lead to emotional as well as physical consequences affecting our health and well-being, becoming victim of loneliness, depression, and unfulfillment. Goes without saying, we get a stronger sense of happiness, self-worth, and purpose in our lives when we are connected with others through "rapport." Having connections also have additional amenities: strong alliance support to progress through life or in times of need, better professional opportunities and faster career advancements, and larger social circle to enjoy a more enriching life. Yet the challenge is getting that rapport with another person which doesn't always come naturally, if it even occurs. Rather than "you'll know you have rapport with somebody when you feel it" - how about triggering it at will so you can connect with anybody you meet? "Rapport" goes in full-depth with everything you need to know about rapport and how to create it: * An Extensive Close Look at the Secret and Science of Rapport throughout Different Conducted Studies and Scholarly Researches. * Proven Rapport Building Techniques and Behaviors Explained in Thorough Details and How to Do Them to Build Rapport. * Take Rapport to Relationship with Friends/Families, Romantic Partners/Spouses, and Co-workers/Bosses. * Practical Applications and Strategies to Generating and Maintaining Rapport at Work, Home, and within Social Life. * The Different Ways to Practice Building Rapport Everyday with Hands-on Activities and Simple Exercises. ...and much more, for the most complete comprehension on rapport. If you're lacking in connections or having problem connecting with people and establishing relationships, you can't afford not to be able to create rapport with others. Know how to use the art of rapport to improve your life.
Download or read book Connecting Art To Stitch written by Sandra Meech and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Connecting Art to Stitch, the third book from international stitched-textile artist and teacher Sandra Meech, fine-art skills and materials are explored through a structured series of short exercises that are specially designed to increase confidence and unlock creativity. The exercises then go on to cover fabrics and stitch techniques, reinforcing the connection between the two disciplines. Fifteen ‘Art Classes’ explore some of the subjects in more depth, covering topics such as simple sketching, working with acrylics, mixed-media approaches including collage, painting on fabric, working with disperse transfer dyes, photography and image transfer. Different subject ideas are suggested throughout the book, so exercises can be repeated again and again, as a personal theme is developed. Sewing techniques and stitch applications are reviewed and illustrated with stunning examples by the author and other leading textile artists. The connection between art and stitch is continually enforced throughout the book, making this book an invaluable guide to the important link between contemporary art and creative stitched textiles.
Download or read book Making is Connecting written by David Gauntlett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Making is Connecting, David Gauntlett argues that, through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections. During the previous century, the production of culture became dominated by professional elite producers. But today, a vast array of people are making and sharing their own ideas, videos and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, art projects and hands-on experiences. Gauntlett argues that we are seeing a shift from a ‘sit-back-and-be-told culture' to a ‘making-and-doing culture'. People are rejecting traditional teaching and television, and making their own learning and entertainment instead. Drawing on evidence from psychology, politics, philosophy and economics, he shows how this shift is necessary and essential for the happiness and survival of modern societies.
Download or read book The Art of Gathering written by Priya Parker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, an exciting new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together—at home, at work, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play. Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience. The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them.
Download or read book The Art of Connecting written by Roy Crowne and published by Monarch Books. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research continually reinforces the fact that somewhere between 75 and 85% of Westerners who become Christians do so under the age of twenty-one. In addition the best people to reach out to young people are fellow teenagers. The Art of Connecting is an eight-week programme designed to teach young people a clear and simple methodology to help them share their faith. It's not just for those with a natural evangelistic flair but an approach that is accessible to all. The essence is that each of us has a story to tell, which allows us to connect to others: God also has a story to tell and we have a part in it. The book provides three 'streams' of presentations, for 11-14s, 14-18s, and peer-to-peer. Each is supported by top quality DVD presentations plus response cards.
Download or read book Martial Arts and Well being written by Carol Fuller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source of learning can contribute in important ways to health and well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour, ritual, perception and reality construction, the book seeks to illustrate, with empirical data, how individuals make sense of and perceive the value of martial arts in their lives. This book draws on data from over 500 people, across all age ranges, and powerfully demonstrates that participating in martial arts can have a profound influence on the construction of behaviour patterns that are directly linked to lifestyle and health. Making individual connections regarding the benefits of practice, improvements to health and well-being – regardless of whether these improvements are ‘true’ in a medical sense – this book offers an important and original window into the importance of beliefs to health and well-being as well as the value of thinking about education as a process of life-long learning. This book will be of great interest to a range of audiences, including researchers, academics and postgraduate students interested in sports and exercise psychology, martial art studies and health and well-being. It should also be of interest to sociologists, social workers and martial arts practitioners. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315448084, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Download or read book Making Reading Relevant written by Teri Quick and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Introductory Reading, Intermediate Reading, and Developmental Reading. A flexible reading text that helps you become better, more efficient readers by applying skills to real sources Now in its 4th Edition, Making Reading Relevant is a brief, intermediate-level reading text that manages to address all of the topics and issues needed to conduct productive and meaningful courses in developmental reading. The authors designed Making Reading Relevant to be flexible: it may be used as the primary textbook for a course, or as a reference tool to supplement the use of outside reading materials and primary sources. Overall, the authors stress the application of reading strategies, using primary reading sources as the basis of the content, so that you learn to become a better, more efficient reader-not by just reading about how to read, but by applying skills to reading real sources. The 4th Edition includes chapter updates, along with new examples, readings, and updated vocabulary resources. Also available with MyLab Reading MyLab(TM) Reading is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to engage students and improve results. In an ideal world, an instructor would work with each student to help improve writing skills with consistent challenges and rewards. Without that luxury, MyLab Reading offers a way to keep students focused and accelerate their progress using comprehensive pre-assignments and a powerful, adaptive study plan. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab Reading does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab Reading, search for: 0134308530 / 9780134308531 Making Reading Relevant: The Art of Connecting Plus MyLab Reading with eText -- Access Card Package, 4/e Package consists of: 0133995011 / 9780133995015 MyLab Reading with eText -- Access Card 0134179218 / 9780134179216 Making Reading Relevant: The Art of Connecting, 4/e MyLab Reading should only be purchased when required by an instructor.
Download or read book Habitudes the Art of Connecting with Others A Faith Based Resource written by Tim Elmore and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book one begins this series with the subject of self-leadership. This addition to the series covers the art of connecting with others. It covers principles that deal with humilty and servanthood, encouraging and building trust, listening and communication.HABITUDES is a breakthrough way to teach leadership principles, to a post-modern student. Loaded with thirteen images, this book in the series captures the art of leading others.Full color photographs throughout the book make it a keeper for students to use and to teach from after they have gone through it.Today's student is EPIC: Experiential, Participatory, Image- driven and Connected. See how "Habitudes" enables you to teach leadership in groups in an experiential and memorable way: using pictures and exercises.very one of us influences those around us.
Download or read book The Art of Connecting written by Claire Raines and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As our workplaces and communities become more diverse in more ways, it's more important than ever to focus not on what sets us apart, but on what can bring us together. Packed with refreshing perspectives and clear examples, The Art of Connecting shows you how."--Jacket.
Download or read book Connecting Through Communication written by Colin Christopher and published by Manchester House Pub.. This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** Second Edition***Imagine having the confidence, skills, and emotional awareness to have genuine conversations with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Imagine being able to own any conversation and guide it towards the outcomes you want - in a way that is comfortable, safe, and trusting for you, and the people you talk to. Imagine what you could do!This course companion is based on Colin Christopher The Hypnotist's extensive communication training program Connecting Through Communication. It will help you create and improve meaningful, genuine relationships.These communication tools have been distilled into a tested, real world, easy to use system of conversation - based on techniques from Hypnosis, NLP, Neuroscience, Psychology, and other powerful social engineering methods.Visit www.ConnectingThroughCommunication.com and watch Colin's free introductory training videos and see what will help you improve your communication skills right now.What are you waiting for? Visit www.ConnectingThroughCommunication.com and have amazing conversations!
Download or read book Connecting with the Congregation written by Lucy Lind Hogan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uses the time-established principles of rhetoric to help preachers better connect with the congregation. What one learns by using rhetoric to understand preaching, the authors contend, is nothing less than how to be a more effective and faithful servant of the Word.
