Comments for Don't Just Talk, Blog! http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog Communication Mastery with David Levin Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on “Don’t Just Talk” featured on Apple iBook store. by Melissa Barnes http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/dont-just-talk-featured-on-apple-ibook-store/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Melissa Barnes Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:16:03 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=246#comment-398 As you very well should be (super excited, that is!) Congratulations, David, you deserve it. Keep up the good work, Melissa (Saw you at WIBADD, Madison, 2010) As you very well should be (super excited, that is!) Congratulations, David, you deserve it.

Keep up the good work,
Melissa (Saw you at WIBADD, Madison, 2010)

]]> Comment on “New Dentist”: The Sad Conclusion by Mikki Teneyuca http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/new-dentist-the-sad-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Mikki Teneyuca Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:01:50 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=230#comment-310 Great story, great lesson. Thanks for sharing! Great story, great lesson. Thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on “My New Dentist” (A study in communication mistakes) by Michael Roby http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/my-new-dentist-a-study-in-communication-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Michael Roby Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:03:48 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=210#comment-306 David, You never get stale. You are always relevant. Interesting and articulate. Your comment that is not the WORDS we use, but rather the MESSAGE we present is so well put. However, I suggest that the message is communicated more effectively when we also choose the right words. One other thin; do the dentist a favor. Privately or confidentially present your card with a link to this video. (This assumes you were and are happy with the quality of the WORKMANSHIP.) It would be a huge professional - and personal - favor. You certainly do not owe the dentist a favor, as you PAID for the services. And the dentist may not take it well, but that is his choice. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world. David,

You never get stale. You are always relevant. Interesting and articulate. Your comment that is not the WORDS we use, but rather the MESSAGE we present is so well put. However, I suggest that the message is communicated more effectively when we also choose the right words.

One other thin; do the dentist a favor. Privately or confidentially present your card with a link to this video. (This assumes you were and are happy with the quality of the WORKMANSHIP.) It would be a huge professional – and personal – favor. You certainly do not owe the dentist a favor, as you PAID for the services. And the dentist may not take it well, but that is his choice.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world.

]]> Comment on Do you make this common communication mistake? (Most people do) by Larry Preston http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/do-you-make-this-common-communication-mistake-most-people-do/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Larry Preston Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:53:17 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=167#comment-220 "Hey. There was a problem with those numbers from Tuesday’s meeting. We need to get this straightened out right away. Can you send me the original files so I can take a look? Thanks. DL" Some people will view the comment "Can you send the original files so I can take a look?" in a very personal way, thinking you do not trust them, don't value the work they did, and in a worse case scenario, will make them paranoid that they are about to get fired. If you want to make someone be non-productive, this is a great way to do it. Great post David! “Hey. There was a problem with those numbers from Tuesday’s meeting. We need to get this straightened out right away. Can you send me the original files so I can take a look? Thanks. DL”

Some people will view the comment “Can you send the original files so I can take a look?” in a very personal way, thinking you do not trust them, don’t value the work they did, and in a worse case scenario, will make them paranoid that they are about to get fired. If you want to make someone be non-productive, this is a great way to do it.

Great post David!

]]> Comment on Avoiding the “Bonehead Move.” by Amazing Hondo http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/avoiding-the-bonehead-move/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Amazing Hondo Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:28:27 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=148#comment-219 Oops! "Council" should have been spelld "counsel". Too early on a Sunday morning! Oops! “Council” should have been spelld “counsel”. Too early on a Sunday morning!

]]> Comment on Avoiding the “Bonehead Move.” by Amazzing Hondo http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/avoiding-the-bonehead-move/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Amazzing Hondo Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:27:23 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=148#comment-218 Excellent communications council. It often boils down to "perception vs. reality", which magicians base their illusions upon. Thank you David. Excellent communications council. It often boils down to “perception vs. reality”, which magicians base their illusions upon. Thank you David.

]]> Comment on Listen up, guys! by Tim Cimbura http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/listen-up-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Tim Cimbura Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:46:11 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=158#comment-160 Great post. I totally agree. Remember the restaurant scene in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" where the women feed an idea to the father so that he thinks it's his own? Another great technique for getting heard. While your at it, I'd suggest that adults listen to kids carefully, too...lots of great creative ideas for free. Great post. I totally agree.

Remember the restaurant scene in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” where the women feed an idea to the father so that he thinks it’s his own? Another great technique for getting heard.

While your at it, I’d suggest that adults listen to kids carefully, too…lots of great creative ideas for free.

]]> Comment on Case Study: Difficult Conversation Between Peer-Level Teams. by David Levin http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/case-study-difficult-conversation-between-peer-level-teams/comment-page-1/#comment-138 David Levin Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:42:04 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=129#comment-138 I couldn't agree more, Bill. And when you consider that less than 15% of the message people hear comes from the words that were used, it's no wonder email is such a problem: 85% of the message is lost! Thanks for your comment! I couldn’t agree more, Bill. And when you consider that less than 15% of the message people hear comes from the words that were used, it’s no wonder email is such a problem: 85% of the message is lost! Thanks for your comment!

]]> Comment on Case Study: Difficult Conversation Between Peer-Level Teams. by Bill Hedl http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/case-study-difficult-conversation-between-peer-level-teams/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Bill Hedl Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=129#comment-137 To me, it seems that e-mail is getting to be one of most abused forms of communication known to mankind. Using e-mail is an easy way to send intentionally unkind notes to co-workers and is easily misunderstood-even if sent with the best of intentions. I have been accused of sending "condescending" e-mails even though that was the furthest thing from my mind. The art of e-mail communication should be a college requirement for young people entering the business world and mandatory HR training for all employees who have been assigned a computer. To me, it seems that e-mail is getting to be one of most abused forms of communication known to mankind. Using e-mail is an easy way to send intentionally unkind notes to co-workers and is easily misunderstood-even if sent with the best of intentions.

I have been accused of sending “condescending” e-mails even though that was the furthest thing from my mind. The art of e-mail communication should be a college requirement for young people entering the business world and mandatory HR training for all employees who have been assigned a computer.

]]> Comment on Presentation Tip #2: The PowerPoint Problem by Michael Roby http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/presentation-tip-2-the-powerpoint-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Michael Roby Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:09:40 +0000 http://www.dontjusttalkbeheard.com/blog/?p=112#comment-118 Well put David. I suggest that PowerPoint be like the old storyboards in silent movies. They set up the action. Well put David. I suggest that PowerPoint be like the old storyboards in silent movies. They set up the action.

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