Day 1 was quite the experience. I already feel myself becoming a better communicator. We have a class of 8 people with senior-executive level managers from companies like Wells Fargo, Visa, Juniper, Apple, and more.
“Communication is defined as the transfer of a sentence to the mind of another”.
Today was focused on driving the idea into our heads that communication is about making an impact in the mind of another person. The thought process and training is explained in the analogy of a world class tennis player.
World class tennis players take the same swing regardless of if they’re hitting the ball against the wall, against an opponent, or center stage at Wimbledon. World class communicators therefore have the tools and approach to communicate effectively and make an impact, if they’re talking to 1 person, or 10,000.
The approach is broken down at a high level into two steps, thought composure, and thought delivery. After learning the technique, the rest of the day was spent on multiple video assessments, exercises, and implementation.
Danny Slomoff, our instructor, has over 30 years experience as a communication coach and psychologist, and has therefore been an inspiration in his ability to recognize and give feedback to us around becoming an “excellent communicator”.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow, and am off to go complete the homework assignments for day 2.
Stay posted,
The SVTB
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