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Oct 12, 2020

Apologizing & Communicating Forgiveness

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

Apologizing & Communicating Forgiveness

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The KickStarter

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David R. Novak PhD

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Jul 8, 2020

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.

Being Together, Communicating Apart

David R. Novak PhD

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Jun 3, 2020

You Don’t Have a Communication Style

Lots of people believe in “communication styles.”

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

David R. Novak PhD

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May 27, 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?

On Communication’s “Effectiveness”

David R. Novak PhD

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Apr 23, 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…

On Communication and Openness

David R. Novak PhD

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Apr 15, 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…

Asking Better Questions

David R. Novak PhD

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Mar 25, 2020

Self-Assessing Your Communication

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

Self-Assessing Your Communication

David R. Novak PhD

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Mar 17, 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.

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

David R. Novak PhD

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Mar 10, 2020

Communication Does Not Fail

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

Communication Does Not Fail

David R. Novak PhD

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Feb 11, 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.

The False God of Clear Communication

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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