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Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
Better Conversations: 
 Better business 
 Less stress
Do you want to: 
Reduce conflict? 
Reduce confusion? 
Increase employee engagement? 
Increase collaboration?
Building Blocks of Communication 
EMPOWERMENT 
CLARITY 
RESPECT 
UNDERSTANDING
Building Blocks of Communication 
UNDERSTANDING
The E Test
The Tapping Experiment
Diane’s Mickey Mouse Theory 
All 
Knowledge
What 
You Know 
All 
Knowledge
What 
You Know 
All 
What 
They Know 
Knowledge
What 
You Know 
All 
Your 
Interp. 
Other 
Person’s 
Interp. 
What 
They Know 
Knowledge
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
My 
Interp. 
What 
I Knew 
All 
Knowledge
My 
Interp. 
What 
I Knew 
MIL’s 
Interp. 
What 
MIL Knew 
All 
Knowledge
The 3-Chair Method 
Observer 
You Other
Building Blocks of Communication 
RESPECT 
UNDERSTANDING
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
The Platinum Plus Rule 
The Golden Rule: Do unto others as 
you would have them do unto you. 
The Platinum Rule: Do unto others as 
they would have you do unto them. 
The Platinum Plus Rule: Do unto 
others as their best selves would have 
your best self do unto them.
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
Moving from Gridlock to Dialogue 
Stop 
Listen 
Clarify 
Focus on Solutions
Moving from Gridlock to Dialogue 
Case 1: Doctor & Vet Tech 
Case 2: Doc/Vet Tech & Client 
Case 3: Conflict of Your Choice
Moving from Gridlock to Dialogue: 
Stop 
• Take a Break 
• Move On 
• Reframe 
• New Eyes
Moving from Gridlock to Dialogue: 
Listen 
• Focus 
• Reflect 
• Limit Interruptions 
• Make it Safe
Moving from Gridlock to Dialogue: 
Clarify 
• Scope 
• Method 
• Criteria 
• Facts vs. Opinions
Moving from Gridlock to Dialogue: 
Focus 
on Solutions 
• Agree 
• Big Picture 
• Small Steps 
• Trial Solutions
Building Blocks of Communication 
CLARITY 
RESPECT 
UNDERSTANDING
On the count of 3, shout out the 
name of an animal 
(not a cat or dog) 
Wait for it . . . 1, 2 . . .
On the count of 3, shout out the 
name of an animal that is: 
 A land mammal 
 Native to Africa and Asia 
 Gray or brownish gray 
 Weighs 5-6 tons as an adult 
Wait for it . . . 1, 2 . . .
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
Clear Expectations 
Who 
What 
When 
Where 
Why 
How
Building Blocks of Communication 
EMPOWERMENT 
CLARITY 
RESPECT 
UNDERSTANDING
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
“None of us is as 
powerful as all of us” 
Diane Windingland
E M P O W E R M E N T 
Release the power within people
3 Ways to Empower 
1. Adapt your 
leadership 
2. Share Power 
3. Champion the 
underdog
Adapt Your Leadership
Get real! Real Conversations Real Connection Real Collaboration
Share Power 
• Share information and resources 
• Share roles and responsibilities 
• Share reasons
Champion 
the 
Underdog
Building Blocks of Communication 
EMPOWERMENT 
CLARITY 
RESPECT 
UNDERSTANDING

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