Eye Contact Enhances Preaching
I closed the last post with a very short reference to using the eyes as a means of communication. In this post we will focus on how eye contact enhances preaching as you connect with your audience.
Why Making…
Your Facial Expression Communicates
We've been looking at Mehrabian's 7-38-55 rule over the last several posts. Remember that this rule says that 7% of communication is our words, 38% is our tone of voice, and 55% is our body language. So…
Movement Adds A Message To The Sermon
We have been considering how important body language is to the preacher. In the last post we considered some of the ways to use your hands in gesturing in a way that will enhance your message. In this…
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The Preacher's Body Language Speaks Loudly
We have been exploring the subject of body language for the preacher in the last couple of posts. We've looked at many things to avoid in the use of your body while you preach. Now we turn to some…
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Your Body Is A Communication Tool
In the last post we began the consideration of the reality that your body is a communication tool in preaching. I made a list of things you should not do in using your body while you speak. Don't slouch;…
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How To Communicate Using Your Body
In a previous post I shared with you the 7-38-55 rule for communication. This rule says that effective communication is 7 percent the words you say, 38 percent the tone of voice that you use, and 55 percent…
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The Importance of Being Yourself When You Preach
This post is about the importance of being yourself when you preach to a congregation.
One of the most engaging preachers in my geographical area became a professor of preaching. He was…
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How The Preacher Can Grow In Compassion
In the last post, we looked at the connection between compassion and effectiveness in preaching. Or, as someone once said, your people have to know how much you care before they care how much you know.…
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How Compassion Makes the Preacher Effective
I talked to a friend this past week about how compassion makes the preacher effective to his congregation. My friend left a church that he served in California to serve another in Michigan, so he…
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The Process for Failing Forward As A Preacher
In the last couple of posts we have been considering the need to fail forward as a leader and preacher. It is likely, as we have seen, that you will fail to live up to Paul's description of leaders,…
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Eye Contact Enhances Preaching
Body Language For The PreacherYour Facial Expression Communicates
Body Language For The PreacherMovement Adds A Message to the Sermon
Body Language For The PreacherThe Preacher's Body Language Speaks Loudly
Body Language For The PreacherYour Body Is A Communication Tool
Body Language For The PreacherHow to Communicate Using Your Body
Body Language For The PreacherThe Importance of Being Yourself When You Preach
Top Preaching TipsHow The Preacher Can Grow in Compassion
Compassion and effectivenessHow Compassion Makes the Preacher Effective
Compassion and effectivenessThe Process For Failing Forward As A Preacher
The character of the preacher