COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE

When You Talk, Are People Changed?

Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you don’t need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you you’re not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable that’s an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to delivering effectively. Join Pastor Ray as he discovers that the secrets to successful speaking are parallel to the lessons a trucker learns on the road. By knowing your destination before you leave (identifying the one basic premise of your message), using your blinkers (making transitions obvious), and implementing five other practical points, you’ll drive your message home every time!

“Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away…”

“Once upon a time…”

“In the beginning…”

Great stories capture and hold an audience’s attention from start to finish. Why should it be any different when you stand up to speak?

In Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley and Lane Jones offer a unique strategy for communicators seeking to deliver captivating and practical messages. In this highly creative presentation, the authors unpack seven concepts that will empower you to engage and impact your audience in a way that leaves them wanting more.

“Whether you are a senior pastor with weekly teaching responsibilities or a student pastor who has bern charged with engaging the hearts and minds of high school students, this book is a must-read.”

Bill Hybels

Senior pastor, Willow Creak Community Church

“A very practical resource for every biblical communicator who wants to go from good to great.”

Ed Young

Senior pastor, Fellowship Church, Grapevine, Texas

“To communicate effectively, you have to connect. Andy has been connecting with people for years, and now he’s sharing his insights with the rest of us.”

Jeff Foxworthy

Comedian

INSIDE LEFT FLAP

In Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley shares the seven imperatives that define his approach to challenging people’s minds in order to change their lives: Determine Your Goal Pick a Point Create a Map Internalize the Message Engage Your Audience Find Your Voice Start All Over

These seven concepts will simplify your approach to communication and transform your sermons, lessons, and presentations into powerful life-changing experiences for your listeners.

Story Behind the Book

Andy Stanley and Lane Jones are on staff at one of America ’s largest churches, North Point Community. Leaders of thousands of people, they regularly speak in front of large groups. They also listen to numerous speakers and know the disastrous effects of a poorly delivered message. This book is the result of their efforts to make public speaking—one of the most common fear-inducing activities known to mankind—simple, easy, and even enjoyable, so that God’s messages will readily produce the life-changing results they should.

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Title of ebook: COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE
ISBN: 9781601422149
parent-ISBN: 9781590525142
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 08-2008
Released online for download: 08-19-2008
Author of eBook: Stanley, Andy
Author of eBook: Jones, Lane

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COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE

Acknowledgments...........................................8 Introduction..............................................9 Part I How's My Preaching? 1 No One's Listening.....................................17 2 Where There's a Will There's a Ray.....................27 3 Go for the Goal........................................31 4 The End of the Road....................................37 5 A Map to Remember......................................43 6 Load Up Before You Leave...............................51 7 Crucial Connections....................................57 8 Show Me Some Identification............................69 9 Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere.........................77 10 A New Attitude........................................83 Part II Communicating for a Change 11 Determine Your Goal...................................91 12 Pick a Point..........................................101 13 Create a Map..........................................119 14 Internalize the Message...............................133 15 Engage Your Audience..................................145 16 ... read full excerpt from: COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE ebook

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