Books

Change the Way You Communicate to Elevate Your Relationships

The Blueprint to Create Connection, Bridge Divides, Cultivate Cohesion, and Elevate Harmony.

The sequel to Stop Blocking, Start Connecting.  
Part field manual, part invitation to heal, these pages offer concrete skills to remove barriers, reduce stress, and transform personal and professional relationships. If our world is aching for connection, this book shows you exactly how to build it—one mindful conversation at a time.
Stop Blocking, 

Start Connecting
8 Key Skills to Successful Communicators

Stop Blocking, Start Connecting shows readers how to transform relationships by recognizing where they get blocked, reducing bad communication habits, removing the 8 common blockers and replacing them with 8 powerful connectors.

ELEVATE CONVERSATIONS,
DEEPEN CONNECTIONS

THE BLUEPRINT TO CREATE CONNECTION, BRIDGE DIVIDES, CULTIVATE COHESION, AND
ELEVATE HARMONY.

Elevate Conversations, Deepen Connections is the sequel to Stop Blocking, Start Connecting. Communication expert Lee Broekman distills 20 years of communication workshops into a practical, compassionate guide for creating alignment in every conversation.

Drawing on the “blockers” that quietly derail our best intentions, this book teaches you to pause, get clear, and proact—so you can bridge differences instead of escalating conflict.
With simple, actionable tools and relatable stories — you’ll learn to set the table for dialogue that is intentional, respectful, and deeply human.
Part field manual, part invitation to heal, these pages offer concrete skills to remove barriers, reduce stress, and transform personal and professional relationships. If our world is aching for connection, this book shows you exactly how to build it—one mindful conversation at a time.

STOP BLOCKING,
START CONNECTING

8 KEY SKILLS
TO SUCCESSFUL
COMMUNICATORS

Over 90% of the communication problems that plague our life are the dreadful barriers that get in the way of happy relationships and productive interactions. Most of the drama we experience is caused by communication blockers, the regretful words that spring off the tips of our tongues or fingers, ready to cause conflict and chaos.

Stop Blocking, Start Connecting shows readers how to transform relationships by recognizing where they get blocked, reducing bad communication habits, removing the 8 common blockers and replacing them with 8 powerful connectors.
Though unintended, and often unconscious, we all communicate in ways that prevent us from being present and receptive in our professional interactions, interfering with our desired business objective to attract and retain clients. This experiential program provides participants with the know-how to identify these obstacles, and replace them with communication tools that enhance client engagement and retention. Participants will also be introduced to the most recent research on how to create connections that turn current clients into referral sources.