Connie Dieken: Transforming Leaders into Influencers
Talk Less, Say More
3 Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen
#1 Audio Book on iTunes
Top Communication Book of 2010 from Axiom Business Book Awards
Top Business Book of 2009 from Small Business Trends
Attention spans are getting shorter every day. Are distracted, impatient people tuning you out before you can make your point?
This book solves the problem.
Talk Less, Say More is a revolutionary guide to 21st century communication skills to help you be more influential and make things happen in our distracted, attention-deficit world. It's full of specific tips and take-aways to ensure that you're fully heard, clearly understood, and ignite positive action in any business or social situation.
You'll achieve more with less. Less wordiness. Less tune-out. Less frustration. You'll gain more time. More positive outcomes. More rewarding relationships.
Whether you're a business leader, emerging leader, or salesperson, you need to persuade others to succeed. This book will get you there. It will help you cut through distractions, demands, and information overload to get real results.
Author Connie Dieken coaches leaders to communicate with purpose. She'll help you instantly gain more power and influence while spending less time being tuned out.
With this book's fast-paced, no-nonsense style, you'll discover Connie's Connect-Convey-Convince® methodology. These three powerfully simple habits will help you:
- Connect with anyone to instantly capture their undivided attention
- Convey and nail information without overloading or confusing
- Convince anyone to take the action you want and feel good about it
Communication is the single greatest challenge in business today. Talk Less, Say More will help you reach your A-game in interpersonal communication, giving you more power to change minds and inspire remarkable results – while talking less.
Give your audience the skills to be influential leaders and communicators
"My program was a complete success – it couldn't have gone any better."
Jacqueline O'Brien, Alcoa
February 12, 2012
Influencer of the Week: Your Voice
In a week that's featured the return of Adele's powerfully emotional voice, the silencing of Whitney Houston's soaring vocals, and the imminent finale of Glen Campbell's crooning to Alzheimer's disease, I feel compelled to share this this truth: Use your voice. It's the center of your influence. Ever lost your voice? I've been silenced by a case of full blown laryngitis this week and am under doctor's orders to stay completely silent for 48 hours. No talking. No whispering. Not so much as a gentle throat clearing. You'd be surprised at how much you learn about your ability to influence when you're suddenly silent – and what others imply by your stillness.
February 05, 2012
Influencer of the Week: Cancer-Conquering Super Bowl Sensation
The All American linebacker with the crazy face paint – that's how Mark Herzlich was defined during his stellar football career at Boston College. Then came cancer. Doctors hoped to redefine the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year as Mark Herzlich, cancer survivor. Finished with football, yet alive and well. But Mark disagreed. He had a goal. Always ambitious, he was still determined to become Mark Herzlich, NFL linebacker.