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CHAPTER SEVEN

STEP 7:REALIZE YOUR POWER AS A COMMUNICATOR

DIGITAL HARMONIZATION

My friend Fredrick shared a very sensible thought with me the other day: “No matter what language you speak, you can always understand the phrase ‘please pass the wine.’”

If you have traveled outside your native land and are a language Luddite like me, you know how this phrase rings true. People want to connect with other people. We find a way to make ourselves understood to get what we need. I tend to raise my voice if I am not being understood. Then I resort to hand gestures, such as pretending I have a glass of wine in my hand and lifting it to my lips. If I’m ...

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