Before You Hit Send, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
Before You Hit Send, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
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Before You Hit Send
Preventing Headache and Heartache

Author: Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Narrator: Emerson Eggerichs, Emerson Eggerichs

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 07/25/2017


Synopsis

When will we learn?With every sunrise we are given plenty of new examples of people “Hitting Send” and soon regretting it. Social media means what it says: it is social! Our methods of communication today allow for something to potentially be broadcast to everyone from Pekin, Illinois to Peking, China. But it’s not only Twitter fanatics who can find themselves in trouble. Every single one of us is capable of falling prey to this growing plague.Every day we have the potential of both verbal and written blunders. It makes no difference if we are talking to a stranger over a meat counter, chatting on a cell phone with our mother, or sending an e-mail to a coworker; we can and do miscommunicate and people can and do get the wrong idea. When we don't pause long enough to think before speaking or writing, it commonly yields a misunderstanding and leads to a clash. We end up being the person who said, “You know that sphere of the brain that stops you from saying something that you shouldn't? Well, I don’t have one of those.”This book is about preventing that misunderstanding and allowing for understanding. Said another way, preempting people from getting the wrong idea and enabling them to get the right idea! We all need work in this area in far more ways than just glancing through a checklist.From external examples to internal turmoil, Before You Hit Send is about the four things we must think through before communicating. In all things we wish to say or write, we would be wise to ask ourselves,Is it true?Is it kind?Is it necessary?Is it clear?When we ask and answer these four questions honestly, we will be thinking wisely before we speak. But to explore this fully, we need to find out a whole lot more about ourselves and uncover why we consciously and subconsciously get into these communication disasters to begin with.  You may be surprised what you discover about yourself.  Shall we begin?

About Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Emerson Eggerichs, PhD, is an internationally known communication expert and author of the New York Times bestseller Love & Respect.  Just as Dr. Eggerichs transformed millions of marital relationships with a biblical understanding of love and respect, he also turned these principles to one of the most important relationships of all in Mother & Son:  The Respect Effect.  As a communication expert, Emerson has also spoken to groups such as the NFL, NBA, PGA, US Navy SEALs and members of Congress. He was the senior pastor of Trinity Church in East Lansing, Michigan for almost twenty years.  Emerson holds a PhD in child and family ecology from Michigan State University, a BA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College, an MA in communications from Wheaton College Graduate School, and an MDiv from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He and his wife Sarah have been married since 1973 and have three adult children.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nathan on August 30, 2017

[Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] There is a deep irony within this book, and that is that this book was written by the same gentleman who wrote Love & Respect and its family of books [1] but that the book large......more

Goodreads review by Michael on October 07, 2022

Very, very easy to read. But the book will kick you in the seat of your pants. It’s a very simple set of concepts the think through before you post, tweet, email, speak, etc. Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it clear? It all sounds simple enough, but then as the author delves deeper, we b......more

Goodreads review by Mary Jackson on August 23, 2017

Every person who has access to E-mail and social media should have to read this book and take a test. I found it one of the best books and with so many quotes that I had to share a few of them on my facebook page. This is perfect timing all the hate and politics this needs to be said and I am so glad......more

Goodreads review by Luke on June 11, 2018

I was first introduced to Dr. Emerson Eggerichs' work about a decade ago when my wife and I were at the local Christian bookstore, and one of his books about communication in marriage was on sale. I picked it up and found that it was on target with what Scripture taught about male and female communi......more

Goodreads review by Callie on October 04, 2017

I picked up this book 1) because I think Emerson Eggerichs usually has interesting points to make, and 2) couldn't we all use a little more help when it comes to thinking before we comment? In person and online? I think so. This book wasn't quite what I expected, but I still had plenty to think about......more