Uzi Weingarten
MS in field of Education; Certified Advanced Trainer in Effective Communication Strategies; Certified Advanced ASR Coach
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Communicating with Compassion Expert
Uzi Weingarten Quick Facts
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- Effective, heart-centered Communication Skills that empower you to build successful, fulfilling relationships in your professional life as well as with family and friends
Uzi Weingarten, 56, founder of Communicating with Compassion, holds a Masters degree in the field of Education; is an ordained (though non-practicing) rabbi; has studied Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica; and is certified as an Advanced ASR Coach and an Advanced Trainer in Effective Communicatin, both by the WANT Institute, Los Angeles. Uzi's tele-courses and tele-seminars provide you with the skills, attitudes and approaches that make you more effective in building relationships with professional connections, family and friends. Uzi has been interviewed on radio both in the United States and overseas. In addition, Uzi provides individual coaching/consulting using his communication and spiritual skills in these areas: relationships, communication, getting what we want and avoiding what we don't. In addition to presenting Communicating with Compassion across the country, Uzi created a 10-session interactive phone conference course. Even trained communicators such as clergy, health-care workers, coaches, consultants and therapists find the course to be of great value.
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When We Need to Say "No"
There are times we find ourselves in the unpleasant situation of needing to refuse a request. We explain the reasons for why we can’t do it, and still the person making the request is angry and upset with us. The least effective thing to do in such a situation is to get into an argument. Such ...
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Effective Communication: Before You Give Advice Be Sure To Do This One Thing-Part 1
Effective Communication:Knock Before Entering Before You Give Advice Be Sure To Do This One Thing–Part 1 Bernard Uzi Weingarten Imagine that you enter somebody’s home, and that you do so without being invited and without asking if you can enter. Your presence wouldn’t be very welcome, would it? And your relationship with the people living there would be damaged.r
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Effective Communication: Knock Before Entering Don’t Give Advice Before You Do This One Thing—Part 2
Effective Communication: Knock Before Enteringr Don’t Give Advice Before You Do This One Thing—Part 2 Bernard Uzi Weingarten So you already know that one of the key skills of giving advice is Ask or Have. That is, either Ask Permission to give advice or Have an Invitation. (You can read the first part this article here: Part 1.) That being said, there is a skillful and less skillful way to Ask Permission. Sometimes people Ask Permission by saying: “Can I give you some advice about this?” Or: “There is something I want to suggest to you about this. Are you willing to listen?”
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Effective Communication:‘Discounting’ Is For Sales Promotion, Not For People
Isn’t it great when you see a sale and that something you want has been discounted? I sure like seeing that. But in dealing with people and responding to their conce s, discounting is a mistake. I am reminded of this true story (names have been changed). I was attending a farewell party a while back for a wonderful couple. Eric had lost his job, and had to relocate for the new position he had finally found. His wife Patty was going to relocate with him.
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When Interrupting Is Effective Communication
by Bernard Uzi Weingarten We have all been taught that interrupting is rude and impolite. But that is not always the case. There are times when interrupting is both appropriate and effective, provided it is done skillfully. One such situation is when people are ‘circling’, that is, repeating the same information again and again and not adding anything new. If you decide to do the ‘polite’ thing and wait for the speaker to finish, you might wait a long time. Even if you had all that time, which you probably don’t, it is hard to focus when people are repeating.
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Is it Disgusting, or a Moment for Compassion?
I was driving with Eric to a local department store, when he noticed a man standing on the sidewalk near the parking lot and urinating. “Oh my God,” Eric blurted out, “this is disgusting, this is terrible!” Eric, who knew I teach Communicating with Compassion with me, turned to me and said, ...
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Skilled Boundary Setting
We don’t usually connect “kindness” and “boundary setting.” At least, I didn’t, for many years. I imagined that kindness is about listening with empathy, responding with compassion, treating others with dignity, doing random (and not so random) acts of kindness, and the like. What did this have ...
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The Art of Giving Advice: 3 Steps to Doing It Well
Giving good advice is a great gift. Yet, we sometimes run into trouble because of the way we offer it. The ability to give advice in a positive, constructive way is an art. Here are three points to help us offer advice with effectiveness and compassion. 1. Listen first. While this rule is true ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Uzi Weingarten
A casual conversation doesn't require a whole lot of skillfulness. Simple courtesy, honesty and openness are all it takes. The moment emotional energy is present, however, the first thing people need is to be heard, understood and acknowledged. If you wish to be effective in your communication, anything else you say will wait till you have done these three things. - Uzi Weingarten Tired of responding with cliches such as "What I hear you saying is..."? Good for you! That was all the rage back in the 70's. We have much better empathy tools today. - Uzi Weingarten Before you rush to give advice, or even think about giving unsolicited advice, consider this: The truth is, most people don’t want advice—they want empathy and compassion...Advisers would do much better digging deeper to learn more about the issues and offering support instead of unsolicited solutions. - Debra Fine, The Fine Art of Small Talk
Contacting Uzi Weingarten
phone: 310 268 0609 cell: 310 625 6139 email: uziteaches@aol.com website: http://www.uziteaches.com
How to get started
The first two sessions (out of 10) of the Communicating with Compassion tele-conference course are open to all with no obligation. You will learn the principle of empathy, two keys to effective listening, and the single most important empathic response taught in the course. You will hear the skills both taught and demonstrated. Apply them to your life and see the magic begin! Description, details and dates: www.cwcseminars.com For individual work: An initial 30-45 minute consultation is available with no obligation for you to see if the approaches I use, combining Communicating with Compassion and any relevant spiritual insights, can be of help to you. Email Uzi directly: uziteaches@aol.com.
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