Well it is happening; the book, “Don’t Look at Me In That Tone of VOICE!” had its unofficial release last Thursday at the Southern California Association of Hostage Negotiators (CAHN) 2008 annual Conference. With nearly 250 members in attendance and a new book topic to share I was very excited. Being the featured afternoon speaker was a great honor. The event was, by all indications, a spectacular success. The topic, Visual Listening, was well received. The feedback I received was very positive and indicated that Visual Listening is and innovative and fresh topic. A number of officers told me this topic is vital to their professional lives.
Specifically the CAHN members told me that the topics on the GGNEE Effect were of the most help. The inter-Gender communications and Inter-Generational portions got the most questions and interaction from the attendees. The other topic which seemed to get a great deal of attention was the cultural communications portion. As you can imagine in today’s America, there are a great number of ethnic, cultural and regional cultures that we interact with daily. I gave them some real world practical solutions for managing the communications in these groups. I had a GREAT time working with CAHN. What a great group of people. A big Thank you to them for inviting me to present. I’ll see you all next year!
Book sales out performed our expectations. We are already looking forward to our second edition. There are plans for enhancement and additional chapters to be included. I hope you will order your copy today and let me know how we can improve the topics and content.
We plan to release our book web site complete with a PayPal account by the end of next week October 10th, 2008. Look for is at www.Visual-Listening.com. If you can’t wait email the published for your copy today SageCADRE@Gmail.com. If they receive you email request before Friday October 3rd, 2008 I'll sign your copy!
Specifically the CAHN members told me that the topics on the GGNEE Effect were of the most help. The inter-Gender communications and Inter-Generational portions got the most questions and interaction from the attendees. The other topic which seemed to get a great deal of attention was the cultural communications portion. As you can imagine in today’s America, there are a great number of ethnic, cultural and regional cultures that we interact with daily. I gave them some real world practical solutions for managing the communications in these groups. I had a GREAT time working with CAHN. What a great group of people. A big Thank you to them for inviting me to present. I’ll see you all next year!
Book sales out performed our expectations. We are already looking forward to our second edition. There are plans for enhancement and additional chapters to be included. I hope you will order your copy today and let me know how we can improve the topics and content.
We plan to release our book web site complete with a PayPal account by the end of next week October 10th, 2008. Look for is at www.Visual-Listening.com. If you can’t wait email the published for your copy today SageCADRE@Gmail.com. If they receive you email request before Friday October 3rd, 2008 I'll sign your copy!
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Rick,
I am looking forward to reading your book, but even more excited that you will be speaking to the Rotary Club of Glendale Sunrise.
Thank you,
Stephen Ropfogel, MASS
Rik, I read your book cover to cover and loved every insightful morsel.
My brother and I do a lot of animal rescue work providing aid to homeless people with canine companions. This often puts us in the difficult and uncomfortable position of having to convince a total stranger (already in great distress and distrustful of outsiders) to temporarily relinquish custody of their only friend in the world for sometimes critical medical attention. And often these homeless people suffer from dementia, paranoia, and/or the effects of drug abuse.
Your book has given me a better understanding of how to decipher their non-verbal cues, as well as understand their sometimes irrational mindset. I can’t even begin to tell you how much your methodology has helped me diffuse situations that if not resolved quickly would have threatened the well-being (or life) of a dog or cat in distress.
I will recommend your book to my fellow street rescuers and hope to attend one of your seminars one day.
Andy Guss
The STAND Foundation, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Charity
www.STANDFoundation.org
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