The art of communication: how to be authentic, lead others andcreate strong connections

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Part 1 Introduction: Amazing Conversations; Prologue: Just Another Conversation; What Is the Art of Communication?; The Risks of Spontaneity; Popularity of the Unpredictable; Stakes Too High; Secret of Whole Mind Conversation; Part 2 Opting for Control; Control Rules; What is Control?; Conventional Conversational Skills; Calculation; Control Agendas; 1. Looking Good; 2. Competing to Win; 3. Pleasing and Appeasing; 4. Presupposition Agendas; The Root Cause of Agendas is Fear; Self-Consciousness; Trying Too Hard; Inner Conflict Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Part 1 Introduction: Amazing Conversations Prologue: Just Another Conversation What Is the Art of Communication? The Risks of Spontaneity Popularity of the Unpredictable Stakes Too High Secret of Whole Mind Conversation Part 2 Opting for Control Control Rules What is Control? Conventional Conversational Skills Calculation Control Agendas 1. Looking Good 2. Competing to Win 3. Pleasing and Appeasing 4. Presupposition Agendas The Root Cause of Agendas is Fear Self-Consciousness Trying Too Hard Inner Conflict Chapter 5 Call Forth Creativity and IntuitionImagination and Creativity Creative Conversation Intuition: Your Other-than-Conscious Mind Chapter 6 Enjoy Communion and the Emergence of Something New Connect -- to Self and Others True Empathy Being in the Space Communication is More than Words It's All Love Creating Change Last Words on the Planet People Index Index EULA Stress and Physical TensionPart 3 The Alternative World of Real Communication The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Communication Chapter 1 Use Both Hemispheres of the Brain Different Ways of Viewing Life Why Two Hemispheres? Whole Mind Thinking Chapter 2 Be an Awakener Awaken Your Life Energy Breathe for Energy and Flow Let Go Chapter 3 Be Spontaneous in the Moment Be in the Now Detach from Past and Future Pay Exquisite Attention How to Be in the Now Deep Listening Chapter 4 Be Wholehearted The Real 100% Be Happy to Not-Know Opening to Flow Trust the Heart -- Allow Vulnerability