Matt Morris Quotes & Sayings

Rapport-Building Stories People who have gone through tough situations will feel better after talking about it. If you share your tough stories, it may remind the listener of a similar scenario, and he may want to share his stories as well. It is a great way to get people to open up and encourage them to share their own stories. Also, if you can relate to a person's story and share your own story, that is powerful for creating a connection and building rapport. An advantage of telling rapport-building stories is that it does make people feel better, and it also forges new friendships. Often, we can be reluctant to share stories because we don't want to be too vulnerable, but once we do, we can enrich the lives of those who hear our stories. It is difficult not to be appreciative of a person after learning their story. — Matt Morris

It can sometimes come off as an insult or judgmental, like you are trying to put them down. For — Matt Morris

stress the word "genuine," because most of the time people can see through a non-genuine compliment based on tone of voice and facial expression. — Matt Morris

These skill-sets usually take time to develop so the — Matt Morris

your boss at work, or your spouse, or a group of college students via YouTube? — Matt Morris

When Jesus was roaming the earth, he used powerful stories to inspire disciples to follow him and, in turn, impacted millions of lives for centuries. How — Matt Morris