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The Conversationalist: Building Life-defining Relationships One Conversation at a Time
More than news, weather, and sports.
When is the last time you had a catalytic conversation with an employee, a colleague, a friend, or a complete stranger?
Whether at work, church, a coffee shop, or at home, people everywhere are one conversation away from a life-defining decision. Being truly present during such moments grants you an invitation to greater levels of leadership and friendship along the way. The Conversationalist will help you to develop your heart, ask the questions, and engage your relationships—leading yourself and others into life-changing discovery. In an age driven by social media and virtual reality, we need practical tools to help take our relationships to the next level of trust, transparency, and real change for the good. An adventure is waiting for those willing to step forward courageously as a conversationalist.
When is the last time you had a catalytic conversation with an employee, a colleague, a friend, or a complete stranger?
Whether at work, church, a coffee shop, or at home, people everywhere are one conversation away from a life-defining decision. Being truly present during such moments grants you an invitation to greater levels of leadership and friendship along the way. The Conversationalist will help you to develop your heart, ask the questions, and engage your relationships—leading yourself and others into life-changing discovery. In an age driven by social media and virtual reality, we need practical tools to help take our relationships to the next level of trust, transparency, and real change for the good. An adventure is waiting for those willing to step forward courageously as a conversationalist.
- GenresSelf Help
256 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2016
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September 1, 2016
GNAB I received a free, electronic copy of this self-help book from Netgalley, Russell Verhey, and Broadstreet Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, for sharing your hard work with me. I appreciate it.
And this book was an eye opener, from page one. Despite my many years, I have never simply sat back and studied the in's and out's of conversation as it wanders through my life. Russell Verhey has - and has shared with us the truisms he has refined from his studied experience. I would recommend this book to anyone in the social services, from pastors to police and everything in between. This is a book I will keep, and read again as needed.
pub date Sept 1, 2016
Broadstreet Publishing Group
And this book was an eye opener, from page one. Despite my many years, I have never simply sat back and studied the in's and out's of conversation as it wanders through my life. Russell Verhey has - and has shared with us the truisms he has refined from his studied experience. I would recommend this book to anyone in the social services, from pastors to police and everything in between. This is a book I will keep, and read again as needed.
pub date Sept 1, 2016
Broadstreet Publishing Group
January 18, 2022
If you want a book that helps you connect with anyone, The Conversationalist is it. This book gives practical methods to strengthen relationships and connect on a deeper level. It has three sections, the heart, the questions, and the disciplines of conversationalists. It explains the five levels of conversations as casual, contextual, conceptual, considerable, and catalytic. "One of the greatest privileges in relationship is when you experience somebody at their deepest point of fear and doubt, then to see them overcome those moments and step forward to see the victory that is the result of their lives as they have an impact on other people." The book also provides 50 good questions to help with conversations.
August 24, 2021
This could have been a really good book if it had been a little better edited. The idea behind the book was great - the message just sometimes got a little lost behind changes of tense, missing words, and other grammatical issues.
February 26, 2019
The author presents some compelling ideas. However, his readers would have been better served by cutting the kitschy jargon and all of the anecdotes and just writing a series of blog posts.
October 20, 2016
This book came to me at exactly the right time. As I was reading it I was evaluating friendships and the level of communication... it made me realize that there was something lacking in my relationships with friends and loved ones.
This is an amazing book. It opens your eyes to a whole deeper level of conversation and friendship. We have become so used to the superficial communication via social media or e mail, that we have forgotten what it really means to connect with someone. And I have to admit, as I was reading this book I realized I miss that deeper, true connection with friends and loved ones.
I read this book on my kindle, but I am still a bit old school. While I was reading I wanted to page back and make notes. And, yes, I know you can do all those things with e readers. I just sometimes miss pen and paper. I am going to buy a printed copy of this book, because this is a keeper. One that you want on your bookshelf for when you stray from the path....
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is an amazing book. It opens your eyes to a whole deeper level of conversation and friendship. We have become so used to the superficial communication via social media or e mail, that we have forgotten what it really means to connect with someone. And I have to admit, as I was reading this book I realized I miss that deeper, true connection with friends and loved ones.
I read this book on my kindle, but I am still a bit old school. While I was reading I wanted to page back and make notes. And, yes, I know you can do all those things with e readers. I just sometimes miss pen and paper. I am going to buy a printed copy of this book, because this is a keeper. One that you want on your bookshelf for when you stray from the path....
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
October 2, 2016
I have been waiting for this book! Conversation is what all the books about your words and technology miss! We know the do's and don'ts but most people don't know how to put it all together! Supremely practical and a book I have a feeling I will come back to it again and again! Thanks!
August 15, 2016
I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy:
This book is great if you want to learn how to expand conversations with your people. Applies to both business world and personal world.
This book is great if you want to learn how to expand conversations with your people. Applies to both business world and personal world.
February 24, 2018
In short: too much religious gibberish, too little practical advice.
The title is also misleading, I learned zero about talking more eloquently or avoiding sand traps.
Some parts also felt like coming from a sect leader...
I recommend this book to everyone who does not want to hear rational advice and instead prefers lofty talk about what God wants you to do and be.
The title is also misleading, I learned zero about talking more eloquently or avoiding sand traps.
Some parts also felt like coming from a sect leader...
I recommend this book to everyone who does not want to hear rational advice and instead prefers lofty talk about what God wants you to do and be.
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