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What You Gain from Listening

What You Gain from Listening

by Margaret Anderson | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts, Communication, interest talk

Today I read an interesting quote from Alan Alda, “Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.” That quote might seem a little scary at gut level. Why?  In these times of such extreme polarization, we might think that listening could mean we...
Charlie and the Silver Rule of Consensus, Part II

Charlie and the Silver Rule of Consensus, Part II

by Margaret Anderson | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, interest talk

If you missed Part I of this two-part series, or want to refresh your memory, Please click here: So, if directly contradicting doesn’t work so well, what do we do instead? Here’s a tiny sampling of tips: Ask sincerely curious questions Say, you’d ideally like Charlie...
Top Tips for Life and Communication

Top Tips for Life and Communication

by Margaret Anderson | Apr 3, 2021 | Blog, Communication, interest talk

A poll of 1000 British retirees yielded forty top tips for younger people. I thought it would be fun for me to comment on a few that relate to my field of consensus building and communication skills. I’ll modify some tips I don’t agree with them 100%....
Broken Pipes and People Skills I: Noticing the Positive

Broken Pipes and People Skills I: Noticing the Positive

by Margaret Anderson | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, Frame of Mind, interest talk, Training

I am very, very sorry that I haven’t posted for so long and thank you for your patience. I had a leaky pipe event (more of a gusher, actually), and believe it or not, the people skills I teach–persuasion, consensus and communication–helped me handle...
Helping Children Build Consensus

Helping Children Build Consensus

by Margaret Anderson | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, interest talk, True stories

One Woman’s Consensus Building Success Those of you who have followed this blog from its early days, might remember my posting, several years ago, a real life success story: Consensus Success in a Volunteer Group. The volunteer group in question was a quilt bee...

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Margaret Anderson came into my life at a Workshop…I was going through a difficult time in my life and turned to Margaret…Through her work with me a wi… Read more
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[Margaret is] kind, caring, patient, and always well-prepared and knowledgeable.
Student evaluation from Rice University's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
Margaret knows her business very well.  She is an excellent instructor and I don’t want this class to end.
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While reading “Bridges to Consensus”, I volunteered to organize a project with my quilt bee, 15 professional, talented, and strongly-opinionated w… Read more
Gracie KilloughAustin Area Quilt Guild
Margaret Anderson’s presentation takes the wisdom of Ben Franklin’s stated virtue: “Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself” into the realm … Read more
Andy SavidgeNon-profit leader
Margaret Anderson was instrumental in helping me hone my skills so that I could sort out, get clear, select, and land a “practically perfect” new busi… Read more
Kay HieronymusCertified financial planner
[Margaret is] Very good, prepared. Knows how to deliver the course. High knowledge about the subject, easy to understand.
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As a ghostwriter, I negotiate contracts often, and for “invisible” goods. …Margaret has taught me how to appeal to a prospect’s often hidden needs a… Read more
Chris RogersAuthor, writing instructor, artist
As a ghostwriter, I negotiate contracts often, and for “invisible” goods. …Margaret has taught me how to appeal to a prospect’s often hidden needs a… Read more
Chris RogersAuthor, writing instructor, artist
It has been said that one of the best ways to teach is through story. In Love on the Rocks with a Twist, Margaret Anderson teaches the fine art of con… Read more
Amazon Review of Love on the Rocks with a Twist
So much of our daily communication consists of argument, I’m delighted to learn new methods that remove the argument and place both parties on the roa… Read more
Amazon Review of Bridges to Consensus
Thank you. It was a pleasure attending your class. It taught me to ask “Why?” when I am trying to resolve an issue. I learned a lot and am happy I had… Read more
Lee DudinskyRegistered investment adviser, Advanced Chartered Benefit Consultant
[Margaret is a] Very good listener and thinker – very respectful – pleasant.
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A Go-To Reference & Entertaining Read in One Book: Delightful fiction, indeed! Each of the stories is a standalone pleasure. I especially enjoyed the … Read more
Amazon Review of Love on the Rocks with a Twist
[Margaret is] Competent, organized, well prepared, practical, engaging, informative, answers questions, adapted to class based upon context.
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Working with Margaret helped me understand that conflict does not automatically have to mean confrontation. Now I know how to seek solutions that bene… Read more
Anneliese DavisSenior Non-Profit Executive
I believe Bridges to Consensus applies to every facet of our lives… It doesn’t knock you over like a fire hose. It enters your spirit quietly and ge… Read more
John R. BockelmanMusician, composer and artist
It [Bridges to Consensus] lends itself specifically to church issues, while making itself significantly useful for understanding communications in any… Read more
Lillie HenleyMinister
Although the book [Bridges to Consensus] is written with clergy in mind, I was instantly engrossed in the material and could see my way to using her s… Read more
Amazon Review of Bridges to Consensus
It Strikes a Chord: I’ve spent a lifetime reading stories, and I’m not easy to please. This little pocketful kept me pleasurably engaged all the way t… Read more
Amazon review of Love on the Rocks with a Twist
My life has gone much more smoothly since taking your class.  Be it a discussion with…or a coworker, there is less stress and more preferable resul… Read more
Christy Hanson-TheisManagement Professional
Margaret does a great job teaching skills that will enhance your professional development—skills I never learned that would have helped me to get al… Read more
Rita IraniRetired Attorney

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