Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently
Written by John C. Maxwell
Narrated by John C. Maxwell and Henry O. Arnold
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About this audiobook
The most effective leaders know how to connect with people. It's not about power or popularity, but about making the people around you feel heard, comfortable, and understood.
While it may seem like some folks are born with a commanding presence that draws people in, the fact is anyone can learn to communicate in ways that consistently build powerful connections. Bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell offers advice for effective communication to those who continually run into obstacles when it comes to personal success.
In Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, Maxwell shares five principles and five practices to develop connection skills including:
- finding common ground;
- keeping your communication simple;
- capturing people’s interest;
- how to create an experience everyone enjoys;
- and staying authentic in all your relationships.
Your ability to achieve results in any organization is directly tied to the leadership skills in your toolbox. Connecting is an easy-to-learn skill you can apply today in your personal, professional, and family relationships to start living your best life.
John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com.
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Readers find this title to be a phenomenal and practical book on effective communication and connecting with others. It provides practical tips, clear points, and valuable insights. The book is highly recommended for those who want to improve their influence and connect with people in various settings. It is considered a great resource for self-development, leadership, and public speaking. Overall, readers find this book to be outstanding, full of wisdom, and worth revisiting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a great book. A must read if you want to become a better communicator
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing audio book! Helped me see where I can improve even though I have been a professional communicator for a decade.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is phenomenal. I really enjoy the last chapter
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5He communicates in a very overreacting tone. It is overly impressive just like ppl with histrionic pd. So on the one hand I really like to be motivated to communicate more, but this Maxwell isn’t really an ‘example to be’ for me. It is what it is. I’ll finish the book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Clear points thank you good story honestly lovely encouragement trusting
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing how much wisdom you can put in such a brief story!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's a great book on how to connect, how to communicate effectively and how to increase your influence with others. It's a book to be studied and reviewed often.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5He connected with me. To be a connector you must connect . John certainly connected with me on multiple levels. Great book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good book & very good effort to make an audio book for us.thank you
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a meaningful Book to read. Every leader needs to read this.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Listening once is not good enough I had to stop read and write notes.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Communication is the key to success. Need to read again to keep myself in track.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book reading 2nd time, very much helpful with lot of practical tips.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read and full of information. Maxwell is the ultimate leading source of self development, leadership and communication. It is a long book and full of great insight, I’m definitely gonna need to give it another listen with a notepad, it’s definitely worth it
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of great gems to implement in various areas of your life.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Convert art of not just talking but rather communicate by connecting with people in 1 on 1, group or audience settings through this powerful well written book by John. His letter he wrote and read to his doctors on 10th year anniversary really got me!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everyone communicate few connect is a great book for public speakers
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I just finished this book and it’s outstanding! In fact, I want to start all over again from the beginning in case I missed something . If you’ve ever had a challenge as a leader, John shows us how learning to “connect” with people will help resolve those.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One more of the phenomenal book I ever listened. Amazing
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book gave me insights into becoming a better person by not focusing on myself but on others ! The worth of humility integrity humbleness and how important it is to get over ourself to connect ..amazing guide an amazing mentor for life . ❤
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is best I just finished this book and it’s outstanding! In fact, I want to start all over again from the beginning in case I missed something . If you’ve ever had a challenge as a leader, John shows us how learning to “connect” with people will help resolve those.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Practical book. Easy to follow. Highly recommended to those who want improve their influence through effective communication.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learning how to master connecting with people not just communicating is a must learned skill