The Art of Effective Communication for the Fire Officer

By: Allan London

Narrated by: Tracy Kinkead

In a world full of communication breakdowns - where nation fights against nation, neighbor fights against neighbor and so many are misunderstood - there is much to be learned from the communication challenges inherent in a fire station where egos run rampant. In no other context is it as urgent that communication work well than in firefighting. And there’s no better observer and expert on those lessons than Allan London, a firefighter with more than three decades of experience making communication decisions that save lives.

Learn how disaster can be prevented and we can thrive, collaborate and flourish thanks to communication that really works. Discover the difference it can make to everything you do - how disaster can be averted and positive outcomes enhanced - when people communicate productively, with respect, integrity and efficiency.

Let the crucial essential lessons of the fire station infuse your communications with purpose and impact. Immerse yourself in the Art of Effective Communication for the Fire Officer and up level your communication skills and abilities - for unimaginable benefits in family, work, community and more. Everyone will find value in this appealing and heartfelt call to action for better communication in our world.

©2013 Allan London (P)2013 Allan London

the narration was the hardest part

unfortunately the narration felt very robotic to me and made it difficult to focus on the content and I felt was poor. Perhaps if I had read the book I might have gotten more out of the content but overall I felt the book got off topic alot and only contained a handful of listening and leadership tips you will find in alot of other books with quite a few instances of the author seeming to just brag. unfortunately I didn't get much out of it.

Autobiography

What was most disappointing about Allan London’s story?

I was looking for tools to improve communication and only found a mildly interesting autobiography.

Not sure what I just read.

I write this with no disrespect: There are a few basic nuggets on communication, but they are similar to those you read about in any book on communication. If you like personal stories, then this might be a book for you.

Not What I expected

A few pearls but mostly stories. The actual communication portions could probably fit in to a couple chapters.

Great!!

Great book! A great way to demonstrate communication. As well as keeping the spark in the firefighter!

Not worth it

Not what I expected, there is no useful effective communication help. not worth paying for it.

Not a communication pr leadership book at all

if you would like to listen about a retiree talk about his CPAP machine and other ramblings then the book is just for you otherwise it has nothing to do with communication.

READ the REVIEWS! - Not for actual fire officers

If you're actually in the fire service this is a complete waste of time. While he may be god's gift to fire officers, he is in no way qualified to discuss tangible content about how to actually effectively communicate. Not sure how it ended up with 3.5 stars when I read it. Other than some anecdotal "treat everyone with respect" type advice there's absolutely no substance to the content. It's a kids book about career stories and the author telling you how smart, awesome and what a good communicator he is. I mean, he sounds like a nice guy but ironically he talks about "know it all's that want to tell you all about themselves" in the book... what's that saying, when you point at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you.