Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John C. Maxwell

Have you ever felt that you were saying all of the right words, but you were not getting your point across? Or have you ever had difficulties relating to others in a new social situation? Or do you really want to connect better with those you are close to, but you you don't know where to start? Well, Mr. Maxwell has the answers for you. He takes communication and breaks it down into action steps for three types of communication: one-on-one, in a group, and with an audience. He shows you what successful communicators do and how you can do the same. The first half of the book is about connecting principles. It explains the basic principles of communication. And the second half of the book is about connecting practices, putting action to those principles.

I loved this book! I have read many others by Mr. Maxwell and have yet to be disappointed. His book is very easy to understand and his action steps are straight to the point. He takes you through communication and how it relates to our intellect, emotions, attitudes, and predispositions. And then he teaches you how to use each area to better communicate with others. You almost feel like Mr. Maxwell is personally coaching you to be your best and to bring out the best in those around you as with each chapter he reveals more about connecting through your communications.

The best thing I learned in this book is that being a great communicator is not just a matter of genetics. All great communicators were not all born with some special communicator gene. We can each become great communicators and this is the book to help us do it.

A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Thomas Nelson for this review.