November 26, 2012

"Conversation Transformation - Changing The Way You Communicate!" Guest: Ben Benjamin & Amy Yeager Allen is joined by Ben Benjamin and Yeager, Authors of Conversation Transformation, which gives readers a new understanding of why any conversation succeeds or fails. And it won't stop there, presenting "how to" and practical skills needed to transform the challenging conversations in one's own life and work. The learning methods in the book are grounded in the latest neuropsychology research, and the skills are drawn from SAVI (the System for Analyzing Verbal Interaction), a framework that has been used for more than 40 years to improve communication in couples, groups, work teams, and organizations. ABOUT BEN BENJAMIN, Ph.D. Ben E. Benjamin, Ph.D., is a consultant, coach, writer, and entrepreneur who has been teaching communication skills for more than thirty years. In recent years, his teaching and writing have focused increasingly on SAVI (the System for Analyzing Verbal interaction). A certified Senior SAVI Trainer, Ben has developed and led communications workshops for a wide range of organizations-including various business sectors, such as finance, legal, and manufacturing, as well as educational, healthcare, and religious institutions. ABOUT AMY YEAGER Amy Yeager is a certified Senior SAVI Trainer. She has designed and led SAVI trainings for multinational corporations, schools, healthcare organizations, and other nonprofit institutions, as well as individualized coaching programs and Web-based seminars for ongoing skill development. Amy received her BA in Psychology from Harvard University, with a focus on the philosophy of language and conscious experience and the relationship between physical and psychological manifestations of emotion.