Conversationally Speaking, Alan Garner
Conversationally Speaking, Alan Garner
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Conversationally Speaking
Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness

Author: Alan Garner

Narrator: Roy McCrerey

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2021


Synopsis

*ALMOST 1 MILLION SOLD!* Conversationally Speaking has become the most popular book in the world teaching conversation skills. Millions of people have used it to learn the secrets of effective communication. This revised edition provides more ways to improve your conversation skills by giving you strategies that work for starting conversations, asking questions that promote interaction, interesting people in what you have to say, listening so that others will be encouraged to talk, avoiding rejection-producing behavior, handling criticism constructively, and more.
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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.
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Chapter 12 uniquely summarizes in 25 pages the life's work of famed psychologist Dr. Albert Ellis on overcoming shyness and becoming more confident- and does it so well it received praise from Dr. Ellis himself!
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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." Click on the "Look Inside" feature above the cover picture and sample the book.

About Alan Garner

Alan Garner is an English novelist best known for his  fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. He was born in Cheshire in 1934 and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. His fourth book, The Owl Service, won The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, and was made into a TV series. It has established itself as a contemporary classic and Garner as a writer of distinction. He was awarded the OBE in 2001 for his services to literature.


Reviews

Not a big fan of self-help books but this one really changed my perspective. The book is concise and filled with invaluable advice on communication skills. Although I would probably need to skim through it from time to time, for better practical application but I would recommend everyone to read it......more

Goodreads review by Peter

I was reading an interview with Nathan Fillion and he was asked what book he'd most likey give as a gift. He mentioned two, the first being World War Z which I've read and love. The other being this book. Now having met the man, and listened to him do commentary as well as watching behind the scenes......more

Goodreads review by Marie

Great book not just for conversation, but physical cues and insights to others' ways of thinking.......more

It was a good book for those of us who don't like to have "small talk" It helps you to understand more about other people.......more