Appreciating that the Medium is the Message
Shenay April 4, 2023
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Appreciating that the Medium is the Message
Your life is preaching a powerful message!
Listeners/viewers are listening to/viewing who you are more than what you are saying.
Novice speakers tend to put all of their ‘eggs’ in the ‘basket’ of formulating their talks, rather than shaping their own lives. High level communicators know that the development of who they are communicates more powerfully than the words that they say.
When Paul was coaching his protégé (Timothy), he emphasized watching his life and doctrine closely (1 Tim. 4:16) rather than coming up with clever talks.
Marshall Mcluhan famously observed that “the medium is the message”. This suggests that the audience needs to see that you have actively taken steps to grow in the area that you are speaking about, that you have some wins, and that you know some action steps they should take.
ACTION STEP: In what ways is your life reinforcing the words in your talks, and in what ways may your life be speaking a different message than your words?
Reflect
On a scale of 1-10, how often are you speaking from experience when you give talks?
Answer
Think about it.