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The 7 Fundamental, Essential, Intrinsic, Counter-intuitive, and Indispensable Laws of Communication

Communicating for Influence Coachcast Series



Leadership is about influencing others so they choose to follow. To become more skilled in the art of communicating for influence, one must first understand these essential and often counter-intuitive communication principles.
  • One cannot not communicate
  • The message intended is not necessarily the message received
  • Communication is multi-channel
  • We think in ‘clouds’ of associations, not words
  • Emotions are always “on”
  • Most thinking and behavior is unconscious
  • Human interaction is more like a living ecology than a machine - think cultivate, not operate


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