Podcast Interview: Dr. Stephen Furlich, Author of “Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication”

Hello, Loving Without Boundaries (LWB) community!

I am delighted to share my latest podcast interview with Dr. Stephen Furlich, the author of “Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication” and “Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages”. I have had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Dr. Furlich in the past: July of 2023, Episode 221 regarding his “Sex Talk” book. As previously, I find Dr. Furlich to be highly articulate, wicked smaaaahhhhttt, and he shows up incredibly prepared to add high value, chockful of powerful nugget-sized information in his interviews. I absolutely believe his latest book regarding nonverbal communication is massively needed in our world today. With all of our technology right at our fingertips, and so many ways to digitally communicate, it boggles the mind how many misunderstandings happen, that can lead to conflict, and how ironically dis-connected we are. Mis-interpreting visual cues and body language is a huge culprit. Thank you so much, Dr. Furlich for your important work. I highly value you putting your head down, using that ole noodle to craft these informative and highly relevant-for-today books. I applaud you, and champion your work. 

Here is their Bio:

Dr. Stephen Furlich is the author of “Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication”. He is also the best-selling author of a breakthrough book, “Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages”. He has taught and researched communication at the university level for over 20 years. He has taught a variety of communication courses with the main focus of better understanding oneself and others. Often, his research projects and the courses that he taught, complemented each other and lead into innovative directions.

Dr. Furlich has been an associate professor at Texas A & M University since 2018, and served as an assistant professor there for five years prior to that. He has presented at many conferences, including: DFW Metroplex Linguistics Conference, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, E-Learning Conference, National Communication Association Conference, Southern States Communication Association Conference, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, and International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association.

Dr. Furlich, who was recently interviewed by One America News Network, has been published in numerous journals, including: “Texas Speech Communication Journal”, “Kentucky Journal of Communication”, “The Florida Communication Journal”, “Journal of Applied communication Research”, “Academic Exchange Quarterly”, “Journal of Integrated Social Sciences”, and “Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning”. His communication paradigm is from a receiver’s perspective. This places the emphasis on the listener to better understand from the speaker’s perspectives and as a speaker emphasizing understanding from the listener’s perspectives. Both of these become more challenging as differences increase between the speaker and listener. Dr. Furlich has become fascinated with technological advancements in science that have enabled a better understanding of communication. Without these scientific advances, understanding communication is quite limited. This line of research has inspired him to write this recent book to bring together many different scientific studies to better understand the role of biology with nonverbal communication cues.

He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education, a Master of Arts in Communication Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas Tech University. He resides in McKinney Commerce, Texas.

Some topics we discuss in this highly interesting, informative, and educational interview:

• Developing awareness in nonverbal communication fosters empathy and understanding in relationships.
• Understanding nonverbal communication requires analyzing multiple indicators and considering contextual factors.
• Recognizing nuances in nonverbal cues can lead to better interpersonal connections and self-perception.
• Body language, facial expressions, and voice tone play crucial roles in deciphering nonverbal cues.
• Tune in to listen to this fantastic podcast episode!

Thank you, Dr. Stephen Furlich, for being so wonderfully generous with your time, and for sharing your work and life with us via the podcast interview! It was enlightening, interesting, and so fun! You can learn more about Dr. Furlich at his website drstephenfurlich.com and on LinkedIn.

To hear the podcast, go to the Podcast link here and subscribe to the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then check out Episode 246 with Dr. Stephen Furlich. Also, please help spread awareness of alternative lifestyles and create more tolerance for consensual non-monogamy in the world at large by Rating and Reviewing the LWB podcast in iTunes. It only takes a few minutes.

If you would like to be interviewed either in written form or via audio on the podcast, please feel free to contact me and we will set something up. Thank you!

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