Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness - Couverture souple

Garner, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1565656296 ISBN 13 : 9781565656291

Editeur : Lowell House, 1997

Synopsis

Learn the secrets of effective communication from the most popular book in the world for teaching conversation skills - almost one million copies sold!

Fully updated for the 2020s, Conversationally Speaking provides proven communication strategies, based on hundreds of research studies, as well as the authors' own experience teaching conversation workshops. Now you can use this expertise to get more out of your everyday interactions with family, friends, and coworkers.

Everybody thinks that some people are born with the "gift of gab" and some people aren't. But the truth is there is no "gift of gab." People who are good at conversation just know a few simple skills that anyone can learn. This book will teach you those skills. With Conversationally Speaking, you will learn how to:

Ask the kind of questions that promote conversation

Interest people in what you have to say

Achieve deeper levels of understanding and intimacy

Handle criticism constructively

Overcome shyness and become more confident

Listen so others will be encouraged to talk to you

Find out why Toastmaster Magazine calls Conversationally Speaking "the classic how-to book in social communication" and why Dr. Aaron Beck, whose work has had a major influence on thousands of psychologists, calls it "of great value for people who want to sharpen their skills in interpersonal relations."

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Amanda Goodwin Caporaletti is an expert in interpersonal communication. She has taught communication skills to thousands of students as an Associate Teaching Professor at the Pennsylvania State University.

Alan Garner is a nationally-known communications consultant. He has taught hundreds of Conversationally Speaking workshops, and more than 5 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide.

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lowell House
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565656296
• ISBN 13: 9781565656291
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible