Ep 238: Debra Fileta: The Skill Many Christians Are Missing

About this episode

Debra Fileta discusses the importance of communication skills in a tech-saturated world and shares insights from her book 'People Skills'.

Licensed counselor and author Debra Fileta is back for her third appearance, and this one hits different — she's here to talk about the skill we're all convinced we already have. Levi and Jennie dig into Debra's new book People Skills, unpacking why our tech-saturated world is quietly eroding our ability to connect, why most of us privately think this book is for someone else (spoiler: it isn't), and how communication styles — passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive — show up in something as simple as a wrong order at a restaurant. Plus: Debra shares the moment God changed her perspective on public speaking anxiety, Jennie confesses she's a chameleon in social situations, and Levi admits cocktail parties are somehow scarier than 10,000-person crowds. Connect with us on social! Debra: @debrafileta Levi: @levilusko Jennie: @jennielusko Fresh Life Church: @freshlife [Links] Get Debra's book People Skills: https://bit.ly/4fco6Vl Get the 5 Gallon Bucket: https://bit.ly/sdl4sHY Get the Lusketeer Sticker: https://bit.ly/sdl4sHY Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://levilusko.com/hitl-subscribe Time Stamps: 00:07:46 – Introducing People Skills — and Jennie's very…

People in this episode

Hosts: Levi Lusko, Jennie Lusko

Guest: Debra Fileta

Topics covered

• communication skills
• human interaction
• public speaking
• social anxiety
• Christianity

Keywords

• communication
• people skills
• social interaction
• anxiety
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fresh Life Church

Books & works: People Skills

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