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

by Alan Garner, Amanda Goodwin Caporaletti

Overview

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."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565656291
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/01/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	160,637
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

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

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Third Edition xi
1. Asking Questions That Promote Coversation 1
2. Delivering Honest Positives 15
3. Listening So Others Will Talk 35
4. Taking Advantage of Free Information 49
5. Letting Others Know Who You Are 55
6. Starting Conversations 71
7. Issuing Invitations That Are Likely to Be Accepted 79
8. Handling Criticism Constructively 87
9. Resisting Attempts at Manipulation 111
10. Requesting Change 121
11. Conveying Meaning by Motion 137
12. Reducing Anxiety in Social Situations 153
13. Organizing Your Efforts 181
The Beginning 195
Notes 199
Selected References 201
Index 205