Tip of the Week

We think of ourselves as rugged individualists. We founded Eloqui, travel extensively, started a local non-profit, planted gardens and do much of our own property maintenance.

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brain hardwired

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Comments we received from last week’s tip about Tone prompted us to dig deeper. Retired orthopedic surgeon Dr. Martin Korn of Rochester, NY emailed us that “tone is critical in connecting and persuading.” His perspective comes from a career that spanned over three decades in clinical practice and academic teaching. He’s not alone. Malcolm Gladwell cited a study in his book that revealed doctors who didn’t use a “command tone” and clearly explained procedures to their patien

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