Pat Hirst is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, trainer, coach, and mediator. She believes that evolving our communication skills and resolving conflict is key to impactful relationships. Through her consulting practice, Touchstone Resources based in Winnipeg, Canada, Pat works with the people in organizations to improve their results, through assessments, training, leadership and professional development, coaching and mediation. People skills are her specialty.
Her most popular keynote presentation, Creating Your Own Perfect World, inspired by her book, In a Perfect World: Interpersonal Skills for Life, has empowered countless organizations to recognize the value of authentic connection and collaboration for achieving exceptional results.
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There is a lot of disagreement and competitiveness being displayed on the world stage today. It is easy to feel that pushing our own demands on others is the way to go. However, in our families, workplaces and communities; cooperation is the key to sustaining health and vitality and a collaborative economy. Negotiation is a skill set that is needed more than ever and largely misunderstood; and a win-win approach is key.
In a perfect world, everyone would be good tempered, listen carefully and consider the outcome before they spoke. We don’t live in a perfect world and most of us have not received coaching on how to communicate effectively, especially when interactions are difficult. Electronic communication also complicates how we understand each other. This book can help you deal with these challenges. A guide to communication in everyday life.
“[In a Perfect World] is a solid guide to effective communication. A practical book that aims to help readers create a better life through better relationships.” –Kirkus Reviews