Pocket Guide to Facilitating Human Connections by Chad Littlefield and Rod Lee - Psychology Education for Self-Improvement - Master Small Talk, Improve Social Skills, and Icebreaking Techniques

Let me start this review with a helpful analogy.You can get two sloppy fast-food hamburgers, a syrup-based soft drink and a carton of fries that’s been sitting under a heat lamp for under ten bucks.Now, let’s image that you are dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris. It’s guaranteed that your portion size will be a third of the fast-food option and that you’ll pay 8 or 10 times the price. My guess is that you won’t be complaining. You’ll be savoring each bite, the experience itself. You’ll remember it in ten years.Here you are, considering buying this “Pocket Guide.” You may think, “Gee, it’s so small. For that price, I could get a full-sized book.”This book isn’t just “a read.” It’s a tool, and a powerful one. It’s a perspective shifter with the potential to help you create endless connections that you and others will remember in ten years.I can only say, if you value true quality over quantity, ignore that parsimonious voice. Skip the junk and go for the good stuff.

Any organization, workshop or meet-up where groups of people gather to work, create, mingle, collaborate, learn or share... This little gem of a book would make a world of difference in raising the level of work and/or play. There is nothing worse than going to a workshop and having to stand up, say your name, what you do, where you're from, one fact about yourself bla bla bla.... Boring. Uncomfortable. And most people aren't really listening or absorbing anyway because they're busier thinking about what they're going to say when it's their turn.I work in the 'connection' arena. This is a book full of creative, quick and easy to implement ideas on how to get a group of people engaged and comfortable while having fun. Whatever the objective of the group - if you want to end up with much better outcomes - get things started on the right foot. Happy, engaged, connected and comfortable people are free, creative, and focused.

This little book gets right to the nuts and bolts and is applicable. It has the research AND the strategies. Fabulous!

Overall I applaud this specific resource especially as it sits within the broader service Rod and Chad are providing in helping us help others have meaningful connections and conversations. I love the size and brevity of the book and will definitely use it for some of our workshops (and perhaps even at Thanksgiving!!). It will, of course, work best when accompanied with some of the cards.

This book is packed with more useful, practical ideas to connect and build your teams during retreats, meetings, events, or workshops than any other full size book on the market! The activity using the photo/quote cards titled "Ingredients of Trust" is really powerful! Those cards are here  We! Engage Cards - Icebreaker and Trust Builder for Teambuilding and Meetings Everything is spelled out so simple. Very powerful tool.

A small but mighty book that helped me and my leadership team establish a stronger connection. I used for Leadership Centre County here in Pennsylvania, and the program is now adopting several of these activities as core to their program days / icebreakers. Highly recommend!

A lot of information in a tiny package. I keep it in my work bag to cover as I need it.

The book is so small, that the contents are difficult to read. The activities are described in such a limited way, they are confusing. The part that really irritated me was the marketing of the authors' products, which you need to buy in order to conduct the activities. The only thing close to being worthwhile were the periodic quotes from others. The book is not worth the paper it's written on.