Less Clutter, Less Noise – The Group Blog Project

When I read Kem Meyer‘s book Less Clutter, Less Noise a couple months ago, so many of the topics addressed in it resonated with me I knew I had to organize a group blog project to discuss it.

With the rise of broadband, smart phones, and social networks, the world has become increasingly noisy and cluttered.  Many of us, in our efforts to keep up with technology and keep people informed, have ended up creating more clutter and more noise for the people we serve.

If we’re going to communicate effectively with people in this always on, distracted, multi-tasking world, we need to understand the people we’re communicating with and adjust our communications strategies accordingly.

I learned a lot by reading Less Clutter, Less Noise on my own, but I’m really looking forward to learning from a lot of very smart, experienced communicators as we go through the book and discuss it chapter by chapter.  Here’s the schedule…

Big thanks to the 14 bloggers who have stepped up to blog about and lead the discussion for a chapter.  We have one spot available after a blogger had to withdraw due to injury (Didn’t know blogging was such a dangerous sport, did you?) Edit 1/11: So, first to comment saying they want chapter 9 is in. Thanks to Gabe Taviano for stepping up to take the guest blogging spot that was open.

While the opportunity to guest blog and lead discussion was limited to 15 people, anyone can participate in this group blog project in several other ways.

• Get a copy of Less Clutter, Less Noise, read along with us.  (There’s a Kindle edition or one day shipping available from Amazon)
• Join the discussion on each chapter by reading and posting comments.
• Blog about what you’re learning on your own blog (post a comment here with a link to your blog post, so others can read/comment on it)
• Share links to each chapter’s post on Facebook, Twitter, & social bookmarking sites.

So let’s kick this off with a couple of questions…

Discussion

1. Where are you seeing more clutter and more noise in your own communications or those you receive from others? What effect have you seen it have?
2. What are you hoping to gain from participating in this project?

Paul Steinbrueck

Co-founder & CEO, OurChurch.Com

Paul has been the CEO of OurChurch.Com since its founding in 1996, combining his passion for faith and technology to lead the organization.

An accomplished writer, Paul has authored over 2,000 articles on faith and technology, featured on platforms like ChurchLeaders.com, The JoyFM, and his personal blog, LiveIntentionally.org.

Beyond his professional achievements, Paul serves as an elder at Journey Community Church and is deeply engaged in his community through his involvement with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch and the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. He is a contributing author of the book Outspoken! Conversations on Church Communication.