Leveraging Your Communication Style: Enhance Relationships, Build Bridges, and Reduce Conflict

Ever try to explain something to a person who doesn't understand your language? You can talk louder, but it won't help! The same is true of communicating with someone of a different communication style--we must change our approach if our message is to be understood. Consider this book your dictionary for deciphering such communication gaps as:
Why does my project manager give me so much more detail than I need?
Why does my uncle take everything so personally?
Why does this person buy into my presentation when that one doesn't?

Use Jackson and Bosse-Smith's unique assessment tool to identify your communication style--Assertive, Animated, Attentive, or Accurate―and learn signals for identifying others' styles. By understanding your own style and that of your colleagues, clients, family members, and friends, you can tailor your approach and content to communicate your ideas more effectively, improving both your relationships with others and your professional success.

Lorraine Bossé-Smith has more than twenty years’ experience in Corporate America. She is President of Concept One, Inc., a corporate training and consulting firm, as well as The Total You, a wellness and fitness center. She is a dynamic speaker, inspiring and engaging audiences nationwide. She is the author of Finally FIT, Fit Over 50, Leveraging Your Leadership Style, A Healthier, Happier You, and I Want my Life Back! She lives in Loveland, Colorado.

Dr. John Jackson is the Senior Pastor of Carson Valley Christian Center, which he planted in 1998. In one exciting decade, CVC has grown from its core of eight adults to have a God-sized impact on the suburban and rural areas surrounding Minden, Nevada. John has more than twenty-five years of leadership experience in both the non-profit and profit sectors, and serves as the Executive Director of Thriving Church Ministries (www.thrivingchurches.com). His books include Leveraging Your Leadership Style, Leveraging Your Communication Style, God-Size Your Church, and Pastorpreneur.