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Great!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 28, 2021

Wow, recommended to anyone who wishes to improve their communication skills. I love that there is a review after each chapter about communication one on one, as a group and to an audience

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deb

The message is good, the format is distracting

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 27, 2021

The font size is changing frequently which I find visually distracting since it changes my focus and makes it harder to me to connect with the message which is what the book is supposed to be about. Good content but I’m not enjoying the read.

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Craig

Great!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 28, 2021

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Wow, recommended to anyone who wishes to improve their communication skills. I love that there is a review after each chapter about communication one on one, as a group and to an audience

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M. Lawhill

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 18, 2010

In John Maxwell's Everyone Communicates Few Connect, he discusses communication in a way that brings a new light to the subject. The book is divided into two parts and in the first part Maxwell divulges into the five principles of connecting. At the conclusion of each chapter Maxwell includes questions for thought on how to apply the principle either in one on one, with an audience, or in a group. In the second part he expands further and elaborates into five practices of connecting. Each chapter also concludes with a set of thought-provoking questions on how to apply the practice.

I recommend this book for leaders mostly, who are looking for a way to better connect with the group they are leading. It also may be a great resource for someone in ministry who is looking for answers on how to connect well with their congregation. I didn't find it as helpful as an individual who is looking for a way to better connect in one-on-one relationships, but it paved the road for a future study on one-on-one communication. Overall, great book!

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Elizabeth H. Cottrell

"Connectors inspire people to move from 'know how' to 'do now.'"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 23, 2010

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John Maxwell is a great communicator--especially as a public speaker, so when this intriguing title crossed my radar screen, right at the time I was developing a blog about the Power of Connection [...], of course I checked it out. At the time, it was not yet published...Mr. Maxwell had decided to try a new writing model and put up one chapter at a time on his blog for his followers to read, review, and critique. He promised to consider all comments before making his final edits. By the time I knew of it, he was on his last chapters. I did make a comment and he did include me in the list of contributors.

The premise of this book is twofold:

1) There's a difference between communicating and connecting in a meaningful way; and

2) Anyone, regardless of their personality, "people skills," or natural talents can learn to be a better communicator, whether in personal or professional relationships.

This book, for me, was well worth reading, as evidenced by the highlighting and number of book nibs I left attached to is pages. It could have used more judicious editing, however, to avoid repetition, and a layout person could have helped the reader with some improved formatting. The chapter by Maxwell's writer, Charlie Wetzel, was intended to help us know Maxwell better as a fine person. While it did give a different glimpse of Maxwell (who by all accounts is truly a really genuine, warm person who lives what he preachers), it seemed a bit like a commercial inserted into the book and would have been better as a separate section for bio and/or testimonials.

Having said all that, however, the nuggets of wisdom, the wonderful illustrative--and often humorous--stories, the great quotations from other leaders, and the "can-do" attitude Maxwell conveys to the reader were all excellent. He successfully made the case that an effort to improve one's communication skills can "take their relationships, their work, and their lives to another level." I especially recommend this to someone trying to improve their public speaking skills.

The underlying sub-theme throughout is that you must approach everything you do with the belief that people are valuable, and all the connecting skills you need to cultivate are merely ways to convey that sense of appreciation and valuation of people to them in whatever way you interact. Whether you're communicating with loved ones, co-workers, clients, or an audience, you need to care about--and try to understand--their needs and wants BEFORE you start. If you come to the engagement with only a desire to promote your own self-interests, you've missed a golden opportunity."To add value to others, one must first value others."

"What former South African president Nelson Mandela said is true: 'If you talk to a man in the language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' The bottom line is that indifference is really a form of selfishness."

One "Aha" piece of the book for me was in his discussion about the importance of having passion for whatever you're trying to convey, and he distinguishes passion from emotion. He suggests that before you speak to people, you should ask yourself these questions:

1) Do I believe what I say?
2) Has it changed me?
3) Do I believe it will help others?
4) Have I seen it change others?

"If you can answer yes to those questions you'll do more than just light a fire under people. You will build a fire within them! If you have that fire. it will ignite others."

There are lots of other practical tips here on ways to prepare for an engagement with someone and ways to be a better communicator. Perhaps more than anything, Maxwell is trying to make us understand that our attitude towards others is critical, and once we get that right, the rest flows more naturally. Nothing new here in the realm of self-help, but Maxwell's style is engaging and personable, and his stories often went that extra mile to help teach something important.

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Yolanda B

Inspirational

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 3, 2022

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Great read

Mary A. Madsen

I was a little disappointed with this one because he seemed to be caving ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 12, 2013

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Maxwell is a master motivator, and I adore everything he's written. I was a little disappointed with this one because he seemed to be caving to the memes and language of the day (one more suggestion that I "resonate" with others and I'm going to scream). But through it all Maxwell maintains his roots in the culture of character, as opposed to the culture of personality (even though he speaks of personality), and those are the roots that have always served us well.

His warmth and sincerity can't help but shine through in this book, and I think I adore him even more for calling out those people of "charm" who haven't really done much other than charm others. I loved the way he stepped back and let his writer use his own voice for his own story. It takes character to do such a thing. It also gave a candid look at Maxwell and his message from the other side of the spotlight.

Keep reading Maxwell and some of that character he's developed over a lifetime of genuine care and concern for others, and it starts rubbing off on you. Keep 'em coming.

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TSKT

Direct and to the Point

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 31, 2021

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Easy and simple read with depth and great examples on what good communication looks like. A nice reference book that you can quickly look at when you need a refresher.

Pat Moore

Purchased to Improve Soft Skills at Work

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2020

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I was very doubtful of this booking having any impact on me, but I still forced myself to read it anyway. Quite a bit of informative stuff in this book that really helps you think outside the box and realize how you need to improve yourself. Only knock I’d have against it is the amount of church subject matter intertwined in the book. Other than that, great subject to explore and learn how to improve.

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Good print. No bookmark

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on January 7, 2022

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Good print and pages.

Davina

Be more Vulnerable to Connect

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 7, 2021

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I basically need to be more vulnerable to connect better with others, which is a skill that can be learned.
Coming from a U.S. Marine, who hasn't always had the best EQ.

Amazon Customer

Worth the read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 9, 2021

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The book was worth the read. I also purchased the Audible version and the individual reading was a little monotonous.

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