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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Communication Continued
16. The magic is shown during the transitions of a message. I cannot think of any area of life that is not filled with various transitions and phases in order to move forward and upward. I remember like it was yesterday when I was sitting in fourth grade class, listening to teacher explain how outlines [...]
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8. December 2008
We have received a lot of feedback from this series of articles. Over the next week, we will be looking over the final seven laws of communication. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this! 15. Humor is the quickest way to a person’s heart. Every whale that goes down deep eventually has to [...]
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18. November 2008
14. The lowest form of communication is predictability. When our listeners over time are able to predict what we will say or do, then we are operating in the lowest of communication and probably do not know it. Years ago, my wife and I use to attend a church where on the second hymn and [...]
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17. November 2008
13. People do not want to only hear reasons, but to see visions. We often allow our Western culture to determine how we study, think and present our messages on a weekly basis. We often forget that most of the people are simply trying to “hack it on Monday.” If the preacher is not careful, [...]
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14. November 2008
12. The difference between a foul ball and a home run is timing. The greatest of baseball players have learned this principle from the earliest of years. If one wants to hit the ball over the fence, then the timing will have to be impeccable. People do not come to church today to watch us [...]
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12. November 2008
10. The mind craves order, not chaos. Once the mind has been shaped by a new idea, it will never retain its original shape. When I listen to a preacher who has no structure to his or her message, then I know there was not much time given to the presentation. Our Lord brought his [...]
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11. November 2008
9. If the presenter speaks offensively, people will respond defensively. The gospel is “good news” not bad news. A lot of preachers today are known for what they are against rather than what they are for. Of course, we are to preach about sin and to point people from everywhere to only one way, through [...]
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10. November 2008
Last month, we began a look the 21 Laws of Communication by Dr. James O. Davis. Let’s continue that series by looking at the eighth law. 8. Presentations mostly do not fail because of logistics, but because the presenter does not know the audience. Oftentimes the presenter is blaming the wrong thing or the wrong [...]
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15. October 2008
7. People need their ears turned into eyes when a presentation is made. Just like there are unique styles to cover our physical bodies, there are unique styles of communication to clothe our thoughts. You cannot send your ideas out naked—they will refuse to go if they have any shred of modesty about them, and [...]
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14. October 2008
6. The length of a presentation is not determined by the clock but by the crowd. There are no doubt speakers you have heard that have gone too long, while others have gone too short. There are those we have heard and said, “When will this person ever finish?” while listening to others we have [...]
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9. December 2008
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