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Jul 2019
22m 49s

Communication Lessons from the Golf Cour...

Tim Downs and Dr. Tom Barrett: Speakers, Authors, Communication Trainers, E
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Are you a golfer, golf viewer, or even a golf widow? Then this episode is for you. Golf immortal Bobby Jones once said, “Golf is the closest game to the game we call life.” If he was right, there must be lessons we can learn about communication from the game of golf. Episode 149 of the Communication Guys podcast is “Communication Lessons from the Golf Course,” where the Guys draw 5 lessons from the links that may not lower your handicap, but will definitely improve your ability to connect.

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