Learn How to Connect With People more Face-to-Face and Restore the Human Connection.
Restoring The Human Connection In Our Digital Age
Bringing us back together face-to-face and building quality relationships to strengthen our business, our families, and our world by making the human connection.
Create real-time communication and put personal back into communication.
- Mark Sanborn | NY Times Best Selling Author
This book will make you consider what is important in our lives.
- Steve Smotherman | Senior Pastor Legacy Church, Top 100 churches in America
You will Learn…
Techniques and strategies Tod has developed over the years including his signature program called The Birds which has been adopted by people all over the world to communicate more effectively.
Communicate Effectively
Communicate effectively with, without, or in addition to technology—both at work and at home, as well as between generations.
Create Balance
Create balance in your life by implementing simple daily actions to help you make the human connection every day.
Techniques, Strategies & Tips
Learn the strategies and techniques Tod has trained individuals, sales teams, business owners, c-level executives and more for over 20 years.
Real Life Examples
Tod uses real life examples that demonstrate specific ways to restore effective communication and etiquette in a world where face-to-face dialogue is on a downward spiral.
Has Technology Left us Speechless? Also Includes:
Get the knowledge you need to communicate with people more effectively, unplug from technology, and create the power of the human connection. You will acquire the ability to be mindful of how people receive and comprehend information making you a more effective communicator.
7 Signs of Tech Addiction
Have you ever wondered if you or someone you know is addicted to technology? Take the enclosed quiz and find out!
17 Self Checks
Self checks are located throughout the book and will bring awareness to your daily routine.
Best Places to Unplug
13 great places designed to help you unplug from technology and leave the distractions at home or in the office.
2 Steps to Effective Communication
You will learn Novak’s 2 steps to effective communication.
Most Popular Text Message Abbreviations
How text savvy are you? How many abbreviations do you know and use?
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Overview of Has Technology Left Us Speechless?
Chapter 1
The History of Technology in a Nutshell
Chapter 2
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Chapter 3
Email and Text Messaging: The Great Equalizers?
Chapter 4
Speechless in the Family
Chapter 5
Speechless in the Workplace
Chapter 6
Social Isolation & Disintegration
Chapter 7
The Coming Debate
Chapter 8
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Chapter 9
We Are Not Alone
Chapter 10
You Need to Disconnect to Connect
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Testimonials
Mark Sanborn New York Times best-selling author of The Fred Factor
“This book offers a cure to digital overload that, if applied, will help you and your team create more real-time connections. Novak explains how Technology Has Left Us Speechless and then shows how to put “personal” back into communication.”
Senior Pastor Legacy Church, Top 100 churches in America Steve Smotherman
“This book offers a cure to digital overload that, if applied, will help you and your team create more real-time connections. Novak explains how Technology Has Left Us Speechless and then shows how to put “personal” back into communication.”
Dave Farrow 2 Time Guinness Book World Record Holder For Best Memory
“This book is a must read and is proof that our brains are getting taken over by technology. I think it’s a bad thing but I’ll need to Google it first.”
Proud Son of Zig Ziglar, CEO Ziglar Inc. Tom Ziglar
“I just read Has Technology Left Us Speechless? from front to back in one sitting without checking my phone once! Tod’s message got through, and I learned several things I will implement immediately that I know will make my personal and professional lives better.”
Mike Carter – Owner Coldwell Banker Legacy – Top 10 Coldwell Banker Companies in the USA
“Tod has really identified our biggest challenge in this new age of communication and gives the reader practical, easy to implement advice to keep our families and employees from becoming “Techno Zombies”“
About The Author
Tod Novak is CEO and founder of The Novak Group, sales and communication experts who are passionate about effective communication and increasing sales through professional speaking, training and coaching. Tod has 41 years of sales experience, starting his first business at the age of 9. Tod has appeared on national radio, TV and has authored numerous articles. His clients read like the “Who’s Who” of every major industry, including: Microsoft, Ford, Liberty Mutual, State Farm Insurance, Comcast, and more. Tod lives in Newport Beach, California with his wife Joyce.
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