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Apologizing & Communicating Forgiveness

A true measure of person is whether they can apologize or not.

Oct 12, 2020

Apologizing & Communicating Forgiveness

Oct 12, 2020

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Being Together, Communicating Apart

“Zoom is just not the same. It never will be.” said Miss Alissa in our end-of-year parent-teacher conference.

Jul 8, 2020

Being Together, Communicating Apart

Jul 8, 2020

You Don’t Have a Communication Style

Lots of people believe in “communication styles.”

Jun 3, 2020

Old doors conceal a beautiful room once you have passed through their plane of influence.

Jun 3, 2020

On Communication’s “Effectiveness”

Effective communication. Everyone talks about and seems to be after it. But what is it? What does it mean to communicate effectively?

May 27, 2020

On Communication’s “Effectiveness”

May 27, 2020

On Communication and Openness

Everyone talks about how “openness” is important in communication, but what is openness? What does it mean “to be open” when we…

Apr 23, 2020

On Communication and Openness

Apr 23, 2020

Asking Better Questions

Being able to ask good questions is essential to being a good communicator. Why is asking good questions important? Hey, good question…

Apr 15, 2020

Asking Better Questions

Apr 15, 2020

Self-Assessing Your Communication

Communication always involves other people, but communicating better begins with you.

Mar 25, 2020

Self-Assessing Your Communication

Mar 25, 2020

Killing the Myth that 93% of Communication Is Nonverbal

There is a persistent myth out there that “93% of communication is nonverbal.” I don’t know why because it’s wrong. Don’t believe it.

Mar 17, 2020

100% of this guy’s communication is nonverbal. Image by Rodrigo Conceicao from Pixabay.

Mar 17, 2020

Communication Does Not Fail

Communication doesn’t always succeed. But it never fails.

Mar 10, 2020

Communication Does Not Fail

Mar 10, 2020

The False God of Clear Communication

People are obsessed with the idea of clear communication. But clarity isn’t what you think it is. It’s not a deposit. It’s overlap.

Feb 11, 2020

The False God of Clear Communication

Feb 11, 2020

David R. Novak PhD

David R. Novak PhD

Writer. Trying to explain human communication simply. Fascinated by human interaction. PhD in Communication. davidrnovak.com @davidrnovak

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