You will not want to miss Kathys very first book!

Taken from her years of experience on the “front line” It Doesn’t Hurt To Ask: It’s All About Communications will become your handbook on how to clearly interact with others.

Communication nightmares are on the rise. As more and more people rely on technology, the situation continues to get worse. One wonders if we will be able to talk to each other easily again. Yet, Kathy is here to show you there is hope.

It is time to start over and look at what is really important in communication. Through the chapters in her new book Kathy illustrates her beliefs that she feels are necessary for communication to take place.

• Make the person feel significant/important
• Ask Questions
• Listen to the Answers  

Whether you are a seasoned professional, a person graduating from college or about to graduate from high school there are tools throughout this book that will serve you well. Like the tree to the right, this book is about stripping away the fluff (leaves) and looking at the simple things you can do every day to raise your ability to communication with others.

Here’s what the Columbian Newspaper has to say:

Advice pro Condon releases first book

Friday, March 21, 2008
By CAMI JONER, Columbian Staff Writer

Longtime local executive coach Kathy Condon has put her advice about business communication into writing.

“I’ve been talking about it for years,” said Condon, 61, a Vancouver-based expert who this month released her first self-published book, “It Doesn’t Hurt To Ask: It’s All About Communication.”

The 145-page paperback is filled with Condon’s lessons on building and maintaining business relationships, material she said she’s been covering since 1994 as an executive consultant, work-force trainer and national speaker on business communication.

“There’s something in the book for everyone, from the seasoned professional to the person who’s just entering the business world,” said Condon, who is no longer surprised when upper management executives ask for her counsel on business communication.

“Lots of presidents, CEOs, supervisors and managers say they don’t have anyone else they can talk with about those issues,” Condon said.

She credits her knack for noticing business faux pas as the basis for the book.

“I realized I needed to write it all down,” said Condon, an advocate of clear and straightforward conversation.

Problem with a co-worker? Don’t try to explain it in an e-mail, Condon’s book advises. Instead, walk over to the colleague’s desk and invite him or her to chat over coffee.

Condon’s pet peeves in the business world include clients who take cell phone calls in the middle of meetings and presenters who rattle off the text displayed in their PowerPoint presentations word-for-word.  

“The world has become complicated by the use of technology,” Condon said, “and a lack of communication and manners.”

She said several companies have already ordered her book for employees.

“I guess you could call it a handbook,” Condon said.