Three Ways to Become a Conversation Master with Leadership Coach Beth Wonson

Season 2, Episode 68

Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa and learn about our guest Beth Wonson, who is a conversational guru and will teach you to become one as well! 

Beth Wonson developed the Navigating Challenging Dialogue® process out of a desire to help herself become a better manager, leader, parent, and friend. As she began working with the tools she developed, she got requests to help people, teams, and organizations become better at having tough, but essential, conversations. In 2010, Beth Wonson & Company was launched.

Since then, Beth has been speaking, coaching, mentoring, and training individuals and teams. Now, Fortune 500s, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and schools use the tools and strategies of NCD to become communicators who empower others through meaningful, drama-free conversations. NCD is now a proven tool for improving culture, clarity, and retention in organizations. To reach even more people, Beth has now published two books for implementing NCD:
1. Turn This Conversation Around: The 4-Stage Process for Communication with Connection
2. Mastering Feedback: Everything You’ve Never Been Told About How to Give Feedback.

 On this Seeds of Sunshine episode: 

•  Beth Wonson talks about the four-stage process when it comes to communication.
• The first step is the story. 
• Step two is sifting just like a kid, who goes to the beach and uses those little plastic sifters. You put all the sand in and shake it and what's left, hopefully, are treasures, rocks, stones, and things that are important shells.
• Step three is how to manage our own emotions. So in stage three, we're kicking the tires and making sure that it's our conversation. Everything we're bringing to the conversation needs to be relevant. 
• Step four is a process of managing ourselves so that we show up in the best way possible way.
•  Wonson’s powerful communication tool is the phrase that she expands upon during our conversation “Grace is in the space,” which is about pausing, being present, and not rushing to respond. 
• Curiosity and understanding are crucial in fostering good conversations. 

 To purchase Beth Wonson’s books, go to her website, or wherever books are sold.

 To connect with Beth Wonson, please follow her on:

 Navigating Challenging Dialogue (ncdsolution.com)

(3) Facebook

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