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4 Stages to Learn Sound Messages
Sound Messages is our first language. It's the language of the non-word stage of speaking any other language.
John Werner
Dec 10, 20192 min read
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OD Intervening on the Volume, Tone, and Speed of Words
In Mechanical Design Engineering, a simple design has greater value than a complicated design. Simple products are easier to analyze for...
John Werner
Nov 8, 20181 min read
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OD Pours Out of Me
Organization Development is the science of helping organizations of one or more go through change. I did say one or more for it is better...
John Werner
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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"This is not a constructive talk; I'm going to walk."
Whenever you find yourself in a conversation that may "not be going well" or makes you uncomfortable, stating "This is not a constructive...
John Werner
Sep 29, 20182 min read
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Why Sound Messages are Good for You
There are 4 reasons Sound Messages are good for you. 1) Sound Messages promotes civil conversations. It allows for mistakes in the...
John Werner
Sep 29, 20181 min read
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"Would You Agree" Walks
I personally handed out 23 business cards for 23 attempts yesterday. It's time to make Sound Messages known publicly and in the business...
John Werner
Sep 26, 20181 min read
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Sound Messages in Public Spaces
Have you ever wanted to understand ‘the part of talk that is not the words’ or the ‘non-words’ we speak? I'm specifically referring to...
John Werner
Sep 26, 20183 min read
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The End of My Improvised Sabbatical
My sabbatical began in September of 2016, twenty weeks after my job ended in April. My top level of output was below the top level of my...
John Werner
Sep 26, 20182 min read
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Sound Message Teams
Sound Message Teams are groups of three to twelve Sound Messengers who uphold Sound Message skills, goals and protocol. SMTs monitor...
John Werner
Sep 26, 20181 min read
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Tone and a Few More Neologisms
Sound Barrier: Sound Barriers are any thought word or action or even a physical block that prevents talk or thinking about the volume,...
John Werner
Apr 26, 20182 min read
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The Sound Herd and Other Neologisms
Neologism: a new word, usage, or expression (Merriam-Webster.com) New words help us name and tame a hazard or a danger, like malaria....
John Werner
Apr 24, 20182 min read
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Our Sound-Messageâ„¢ Beginnings
Growing up, my Sound-Messagesâ„¢ were like those of my family of origin, sometimes funny, more often serious or quiet, and sometimes...
John Werner
Apr 22, 20183 min read
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Cold Reality vs. Sound-Messagesâ„¢
It is odd to re-start a blog with a heavy subject, but Cold Reality sometimes pushes us to do more. Sound-Messages are how we use the...
John Werner
Apr 19, 20182 min read
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