Published: May 20, 2009, 6:02 p.m.

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Books\\non Communication:

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Cracking\\nthe Communication Code: The Secret to Speaking Your Mate\'s Language
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Coaching\\nKids: Practical Tips for Effective Communication
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Will\\nthe Real Me Please Stand Up: Twenty-Five Guidelines for Good Communication
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Communicating\\nfor a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication
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Now\\nYou\'re Speaking My Language: Honest Communication and Deeper Intimacy for a\\nStronger Marriage\\n
\\nBy: Gary Chapman

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Mars and Venus in the Workplace: A Practical\\nGuide for Improving Communication and Getting Results at Work (Hardcover)

by John Gray (Author)

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The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your\\nGreatest Asset (Hardcover)

by John C. Maxwell (Author)

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Winning with People: Discover the People\\nPrinciples that Work for You Every Time (Paperback)

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Week 3 \\u2013\\nExtraordinary Communication

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(Ecclesiastes\\n3:1,7)\\xa0 \\u201cThere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity\\nunder heaven\\u2026a time to be silent and a time to speak.\\u201d

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5\\nDysfunctions of a Team:

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nAbsence\\nof TRUST

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nFear\\nof CONFLICT

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nLack\\nof COMMITMENT

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4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nAvoidance\\nof ACCOUNTABILITY

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5.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nInattention\\nto RESULTS

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(Ephesians 2:13-14)\\xa0 \\u201cBut now in\\nChrist Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the\\nblood of Christ.\\xa0 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has\\ndestroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.\\u201d

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What\\nare these barriers?\\xa0

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\\xa0\\xfc Distance

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\\xa0\\xfc Walls

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\\xa0\\xfc Hostility

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Extraordinary\\nCommunication

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nGuard\\nyour heart.

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(Matthew\\n12:34-35)\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth\\nspeaks.\\xa0 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and\\nthe evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.\\u201d

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(Psalm 141:3-4)\\xa0 \\u201cSet a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the\\ndoor of my lips.\\xa0 Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in\\nwicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their\\ndelicacies.\\u201d

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nBuild\\ntrust.

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(Matthew 5:37)\\xa0 \\u201cSimply let your \\u2018yes\\u2019 be \\u2018yes\\u2019\\nand your \\u2018no\\u2019 be \\u2018no\\u2019; anything beyond this comes from\\nthe evil one.\\u201d

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nBe\\nquick to listen.

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\\xa0(James 1:19)\\xa0 \\u201cMy dear brothers,\\ntake note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow\\nto become angry.\\u201d

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(Proverbs 10:19)\\xa0 \\u201cWhen words are many, sin is not absent, but he who\\nholds his tongue is wise.\\u201d

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4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nSpeak\\nwords of life.

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\\xa0(Proverbs\\n25:11)\\xa0 \\u201cA word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of\\nsilver.\\u201d

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\\xa0(Proverbs 15:4)\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe tongue that brings healing is a tree of life\\u2026\\u201d

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\\xa0(Ephesians 4:29)\\xa0 \\u201cDo not let any\\nunwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building\\nothers up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who\\nlisten.\\u201d

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