Effective Communication
Videos of the Month

Hodu.com's stated mission is to help you communicate effectively on all levels, build harmonious relationships and enhance your social skills. As part of our ongoing efforts, we will be searching for the best educational videos dealing with the various topics we cover. We will present them in this new section of our site, which, G-d willing, we will update regularly.

Happy viewing and (more importantly) productive viewing!
-Azriel

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Do You Negotiate the American or Chinese Way?

If you're involved in international business of any type, this fascinating lecture is well worth the 50 minutes it will take of your time. Terry Hird, founder of the consultancy Negotiation International, treats us to an indepth exposition of the differences between American and Chinese negotiating styles. However, you'll find critical information here that should be equally helpful whenever you sit around the negotiating table with people from a different cultural background than your own.

How to Muzzle Those Workplace Windbags

It's Monday morning. Your supervisor calls to remind you that she must have your budget proposal numbers by noon. OK, if you put your head down, shouldn't be a problem...But then Martin sticks his head into your office: "Hi Alice, how was your weekend?" Without waiting for an answer, he embarks on a detailed account of his weekend. What do you do now?

It's an old headache: well-meaning and warmhearted co-workers ramble on, unaware of how intrusive and annoying their longwindedness can be. How do you deal with it, without jeopardizing professional partnerships and even friendships? Well-known communication coach Dr. Bill Lampton shares with us some very workable solutions in this brief video.

Can Men and Women Get on Together in the Workplace?

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Prof. Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don't Understand! and other books, talks about the subject for which she has become famous - how and why distinct ways of talking associated with men and women respectively often lead to misunderstanding and conflict. She shows how much of the confusion has its roots in the way small boys and girls learn to use language when playing with their same-gender peers, and how this impacts on differences in communication styles in later life, with special emphasis on the workplace.

This fascinating 80 minute lecture, interspersed with illustrative video clips of real-life conversations, is well-worth watching if you have the time. A word of caution: Prof. Tannen herself is quick to point out that many other influences besides gender(culture is only one of them) impact upon a person's style of communication, and thus there are many exceptions to every rule!

You're Either Not Listening, Or...
You're Listening Too Darned Fast!

It could be illness, a critical financial problem, a bitter divorce or family quarrel...a friend or colleague with all the troubles of the world on her shoulders has chosen you to unburden herself on. How do you respond?

If you're like most of us, you probably either say "I really feel bad for you" (note the emphasis here on you, not the friend whose suffering!), or offer advice: "Why don't you....", or start telling a long story about something similar that happened to you or someone else.

But speaker Rick Goodfriend points out in this entertaining talk that what your friend wants is not Sympathy, nor Support nor a Story. What he's really after is Empathy. And although many people think the two terms are interchangeable, sympathy and empathy are not at all the same thing!

Remember People's Names, Save Embarrassment

Good morning, Mr...Mr...um..um..er.."Ww all know the feeling. Someone walks up to us at a party, convention hall or wherever. We've met several times in the past, but we have a sudden memory block - we just can't recall the name. In a social setting, it can be embarrassing enough, and if the other guy is a business client, it could even impact on your bottom line. in his uusual polished style, communication expert Dr. Bill Lampton gives us seven tried, tested and easy-to-apply tips that should make remembering people's names a piece of cake from this point on.

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