The Art of Persuasion w/ Douglas MacLeod
Have we lost the art of persuasion?Why have so many become so apathetic when it comes to communicating with others? When we did we become a society that struggles to have healthy debates and disagreements?Douglas MacLeod, Ph.D., is a Professor of Communic
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Show Notes
Have we lost the art of persuasion?
Why have so many become so apathetic when it comes to communicating with others? When we did we become a society that struggles to have healthy debates and disagreements?
Douglas MacLeod, Ph.D., is a Professor of Communications at The State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill. He teaches intercultural communication, script writing, visual media, cinema, mass media, and composition and literature courses. He has presented on various subjects at conferences, including The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, Marathon Man, empathy in the Digital Age, stand-up comedy as a tool for composition writers, and Oliver Stone.
Doug has been married to his amazing wife for over 22 years and they credit communication skills as the reason for the longevity and happiness of their marriage.
On this episode, Doug focuses on key aspects of communication based on his experiences as an Professor of Communications.
Listen as Doug shares :
- what digital empathy is and how we can be better at it
- how today's society has lost the art of persuasion
- why so many have apathy
- tools we can use to create understanding and tolerance
- why it is crucial to understand other cultures
- how intercultural communication impacts the way we engage with others
- the impact of storytelling when we communicate with others
- how we can save ourselves as a civilization through communication skills
- the difference between 'dealing with one another' vs 'really seeing each other'
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