Our interactions can build-up or tear-down

Miscommunication can have a significant impact on relationships, work dynamics, and personal well-being. We know how easy it is to feel stuck in a cycle of frustration, confusion, disappointment, regret, and anxiety when we can't seem to communicate well in our relationships. How do we end this cycle and find ways to change our communication patterns? The good news is that over the past 40 years we have been refining a set of simple relationship skills that help you go from stress to connection in your relationships.

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This course will help you...
  • Resolve conflicts and misunderstanding much sooner
  • Help people find solutions to their problems through the lost art of listening
  • Grow connection in your most important relationships
You will learn how to...
  • Bring peace to your relationships through time-tested concepts that combine biblical and psychological principles
  • Listen to more than words, and really “hear” what the other person is communicating verbally and non-verbally
  • Acquire practical skills to communicate understanding, love and empathy so that your relationships grow in trust and closeness

The Communicate For A Change Course

In this course, Gary Sweeten teaches four simple relational skills that lead to a profound change in our lives and relationships. It may come as a surprise, but these skills center around listening instead of speaking. Research consistently shows how the most important factor in life change and growth is the quality and connection of our relationships. Using concepts and skills taught to counselors and therapists, this course teaches how to listen well to create the kind of relationships in which people feel safe, connected, and thrive.

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Course Content

    1. Welcome and Tips for Success

    2. Access the Course Workbook

    3. Course Overview

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. Communication Barriers - Adverse Advice

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. Communication Barriers - Ineffective Listening Skills

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Genuine Love

    2. Build Trust: Johari Window

    1. Relate with Warm Kindness

    2. Three Ways to Communicate Warm Kindness

    3. SOLAR TEA

    1. Intro to Empathic Listening

    2. Empathic Listening and Reflecting

    3. Empathic Responses

    1. Interact with Respect

    2. Problem Ownership

    3. Who Owns the Monkey?

    1. Emotional Response Cycle

    2. Respond According to the Type of Request

    3. Decipher Mixed Messages with Role Play

    4. Bridge Cultural Divides with Listening

About this course

  • 27 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content
  • $49.99
Course Structure
The course is a combination of pre-recorded lectures and practical applications along with additional videos and articles to expand learning and for those who want to dig deeper into the content.
Video Teaching

Each module starts with short video presentations by Dr. Gary Sweeten. Each presentation is followed by an application

Interactive Workbook

A printable or fillable PDF workbook is provided for each student

Bonus Material

In addition to the core teaching by Dr. Sweeten, resources by other experts and by artists are provided to nurture your growth.

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For the past 50 years, people have had to attend one of Dr. Sweeten’s workshops or come to his counseling practice to learn this material. Now, these time-tested concepts and practical skills are available in a self-paced, on-line environment, at a fraction of the cost.

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