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Apologizing & Communicating Forgiveness

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

6 min readOct 12, 2020

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Apologizing & Communicating Forgiveness

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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.

7 min readJul 8, 2020

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Being Together, Communicating Apart

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David R. Novak PhD

You Don’t Have a Communication Style

Lots of people believe in “communication styles.”

5 min readJun 3, 2020

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

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David R. Novak PhD

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?

6 min readMay 27, 2020

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On Communication’s “Effectiveness”

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David R. Novak PhD

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…

4 min readApr 23, 2020

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On Communication and Openness

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David R. Novak PhD

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…

5 min readApr 15, 2020

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Asking Better Questions

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David R. Novak PhD

Self-Assessing Your Communication

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

7 min readMar 25, 2020

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Self-Assessing Your Communication

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David R. Novak PhD

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.

6 min readMar 17, 2020

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

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David R. Novak PhD

Communication Does Not Fail

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

8 min readMar 10, 2020

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Communication Does Not Fail

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David R. Novak PhD

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.

5 min readFeb 11, 2020

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The False God of Clear Communication

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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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