The Four Minute CommTool
The Four Minute CommTool will teach you how to get along with anyone on the two-way communicator highway in just four minutes a day. Each episode offers new strategies and communication tips, and helps you understand why everyone else on the communication highway is reacting, driving and maneuvering in ways that are different from your style. Created by Dr. Dennis O'Grady, communications psychologist with 30+ years of experience, and author of "Talk To Me, Communications moves to get along with anyone". Read the Commtools Blog at www.drogrady.com.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2006
Holiday Depression
Jim Barrett's radio interview with Dr. Dennis O'Grady on how to deal with depression during the holidays.
00:29:09 |
Sat 02 Dec 2006
Communicator Type Talk
There are two new types of communicators in town, and knowing your type and who you’re talking to by type, will speed your travels down the two-way communication highway. The first order of communica…
00:08:04 |
Sat 16 Sep 2006
Can You Talk At Work?
Can you talk at work? Because I’ve been a communications consultant for so long, maybe I’m nuts about executive coaching and positive communications training in the workplace. BUT I think teamwork is…
00:09:08 |
Sat 09 Sep 2006
Psychological Excuses
Don’t the head-spinning and logic-numbing excuses flow fast when people fail to perform their agreed-upon tasks or meet important deadlines at work? What today’s workplaces have in common are tons of…
00:06:32 |
Sat 02 Sep 2006
Ride The Stress Wave
Believe IT: Although your stress level may be very high, you will be able to cut that amount of personal strain in half, when you use the positive inner talk tools I feature in my book TALK TO ME. I'…
00:07:53 |
Sat 26 Aug 2006
If You're Scoring At Home, Are You Scoring At Work?
Management consultants, executive coaches and human resource specialists are all hired to keep employee satisfaction high and poor communication low. One assumption in workplace psychology is that th…
00:04:48 |
Sat 19 Aug 2006
Word Pollution
My ears get reamed every day and my brain screams when I hear some of these talk fillers from pedigreed people: "Um... y'know... I kinda'... dunno... don't you agree... do ya' know what I mean?" Aarr…
00:05:20 |
Sun 13 Aug 2006
Good Grief
Good grief, Charlie Brown, is there such a thing... grief that is good for the heart and soul? Loss, saying goodbye and asking why are very touchy emotional subjects for most of us. But there are goo…
00:03:55 |
Sat 05 Aug 2006
Willie Nelson... Why You Can't Afford No Negative Thoughts
Willie Nelson plays "the angel's advocate" because he shows us all that although it's far easier to be negative... it’s by far more productive to be a positive person. I don't care if you love or loa…
00:09:51 |
Sun 30 Jul 2006
"You Can't Fix Stupid!"
There's a hilarious hard-working comedian named Ron White who does a laughable routine in perfect Texan drawl about why "You Can't Fix Stupid!" You can fix "stupid" communication darned fast... IF an…
00:03:33 |
Sun 23 Jul 2006
NASCAR Road Rage: Why "Road" Rage Is "Human" Anger
As an anger educator and communications psychologist, I can tell you that "road rage" is a slick and tricky mental magic act and a racey misnomer. It's more accurate to call it "human rage," since it…
00:06:33 |
Sun 16 Jul 2006
Ten Tenets of Positive Thinkers and Talkers
Are you a positive thinker, a positive talker and a positive doer? Does your personal credo make you a living legend, of sorts, because you choose to deploy an optimistic mental attitude and make a c…
00:06:20 |
Sun 09 Jul 2006
A Master Logician
What do the alphabet letters in this talk soup spell out to you: "I'm working on it." "I know I could do better IF ONLY I tried harder." "I should change but I can't seem to find the motivation." "It…
00:05:29 |
Mon 03 Jul 2006
Communication Skills... And Your Attitude
Do you sell yourself short with the excuse that you don't want to become "stuck up?" Why do you sell yourself short? It's time to sell yourself on yourself! This exercise is intended especially for a…
00:06:15 |
Mon 26 Jun 2006
Why Can't We All Just Get Along On Fathers Day?
On Father's Day, sometimes the best that families can hope for is that everyone will get along just fine for an entire 24-hour period... no harsh words, no bickering, no nitpicking. But what if Dad i…
00:05:19 |
Sat 17 Jun 2006
It's Depressing To Get Up In The Morning!
Are you a hard self-talker, as in, "It's depressing to get up in the morning!" You can make happen what you say will be so... by telling yourself IT will BE SO. Ironically, since time is on your side…
00:03:02 |
Wed 07 Jun 2006
Overcoming Shyness
Don't play down your communication skills by self-labeling yourself as 'shy!' After all, 'shy' people aren't shy around people they like, trust and know to be honestly emotionally expressive. Take fo…
00:03:02 |
Tue 06 Jun 2006
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