Persuasive Communication – the Art of moving people through to action
It has been almost a month since the last meetup August 28 and just another 3 more days and it will be another meetup. A lot of things had been happening lately towards my goals. How I wish that I can outsource my thoughts of experiences to someone so that he/she can update my blog on a regular basis.
The meetup started with myself sharing the books that I’ve read that made some changes in my life. I have read tons of self help/personal development books ever since but I listen to audio books more oftenly from my iPod. I’ve shared 3 books, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, The Psychology of Achievement by Brian Tracy and How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. The first 2 books taught me about belief in myself which I applied effectively in my job during my first few months of work as a CAD Engineer. The last book taught me about relationship as I develop how to communicate effectively. These 2 points that I shared about belief on oneself or your ability to communicate with yourself effectively. Relationship or your ability to communicate well with other people were key to changing my old bad habits.
Jerome Castaneda sharing about the power of self belief
Jerome Castaneda receives an appreciation from Patric Yc Lim
The meetup topic was presented by Ms. Jessica See. Please visit persuasive communication about the definition of persuasion by Steven Scott. There were 3 principles of persuasion 1. honor and respect the person you are communicating with 2. understanding the other person’s frame of reference and 3. you’ve got to be an effective communicator first.
In order to understand the other person’s frame of reference there are factors to consider as the saying goes, ” We all respond to our map of reality, not reality itself “. First, there’s a man vs. woman frame of reference. Second, the different types of personality 1. Choleric -a person who enters a meeting with one goal, to make the meeting as productive as possible. This type of people are doers, drivers or controllers. 2. Sanguine – enters a meeting looking forward to socialize with those who are most fun to joke around and talk with. They are promoter, expressive type of people who loves to talk 3. Phlegmatic – enters the meeting hoping . They are generally contented with the status quo or neutral. 4. Melancholic – refers to a type of people who are analytical, research facts or details. Samples are engineers, accountants, scientist and other technical related fields of work. Check more at Four Temperaments. A good reference for this topic is Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself by Florence Littauer.
You got to be an effective communicator first and the response you get is the meaning of your communication. Asking good questions are not enough. You must be prepared to listen to the answers of your question and drill down more based from those response.
Lastly, a recommended reference book is The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Dr. Gary Chapman.
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See you at the next meetup this September 25 for another interesting topic on Make a Powerful impact with your presentation!
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Pls. checkout the previous meetup, Personal Branding, the PURPLE CAT way.
Tol, congrats to your very informative and inspiring blog. Keep it up!
Brod, thanks for the compliments.
You make us proud.
For we are Radians.
Claro 77A
Brod Claro,
Yes we stand proud and high for we are Radians.
Let’s continue to make a difference in ourselves and to our environment.
Jerome92F