ISBN: 0688171168 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Aliki Publisher: Greenwillow Books Number of Pages: 32
Speaking and listening; writing and reading; a baby's cry or a friend's hug Communication is the way people share what they know and share how they feel (See Reviews)
Harvard Business Review on Effective Communication (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
ISBN: 1578511437 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): N/A Publisher: Harvard Business Press Number of Pages: 224
With topics that include how to run a successful meeting change frontline employees' behavior and build effective management teams this indispensable volume offers useful tips for all businesspeople The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world Here are the landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious businesspeople in organizations around the globe Articles include: Listening to People by Ralph G Nichols and Leonard A Stevens; How to Run a Meeting by Anthony Jay; Creative Meetings Through Power Sharing by George M Prince; Nobody Trusts the Boss Completely--Now What by Fernando Bartolome; Skilled Incompetence by Chris Argyris; The Hidden Messages Managers Send by Michael B McCaskey; Reaching and Changing Frontline Employees by TJ Larkin and Sandar Larkin; and How Management Teams Can Have a Good Fight by Kathleen M Eisenhardt Jean L Kahwajy and LJ Bourgeois III
ISBN: 0205493343 Binding: Paperback Edition: 7 Author(s): William J. Seiler, Melissa L. Beall Publisher: Allyn & Bacon Number of Pages: 528
This popular comprehensive introduction to speech communication skillfully blends theory current research and skills while emphasizing the connections between communication and our daily lives Unique in its integrated connections theme and streamlined pedagogy this book introduces the basic principles of public speaking interpersonal communication and group communication The constant application of a solid theoretical foundation to everyday communication through relevant examples thought-provoking questions and boxed features stress Communication Competence New and strengthened pedagogy highlights and reinforces the connections theme throughout the book demonstrating how communication connects us to each other in a variety of contexts: the workplace family friends community school public communication settings the Internet and across cultures
ISBN: 0205467377 Binding: Spiral-bound Edition: 1 Author(s): Kristin K. Froemling, George L. Grice, John F. Skinner Publisher: Allyn & Bacon Number of Pages: 464
Communication: The Handbook is a unique learning tool that introduces and reinforces key communication content in a practical handbook format that readers will choose to keep and use throughout professional careers The highly readable and accessible chapters and modules use brief content sections hands-on applications and skill development to cover the essential communication skills and theory that will helpreaders learn to manage their interpersonal relationships interact competently in group situations and deliver effective public presentations
Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
ISBN: 0814414036 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Mark Goulston M.D. Publisher: AMACOM Number of Pages: 256
The first make-or-break step in persuading anyone to do any thing is getting them to hear you out Whether the person is a harried colleague a stressed-out client or an insecure spouse things will go from bad to worse if you can't break through emotional barricades Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist business consultant and coach and backed by the latest scientific research author Mark Goulston shares simple but power ful techniques readers can use to really get through to people--whether they're coworkers friends strangers or enemies Getting through is a fine art but a critical one With the help of this groundbreaking book readers will be able to turn the "impossible" and "unreachable" people in their lives into allies devoted customers loyal colleagues and lifetime friends
ISBN: 0071414967 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): John Baldoni Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 208
A groundbreaking guide to mastering the most important leadership skills Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders gives anyone from managers to executives an unparalleled opportunity to do just that John Baldoni explores the communication styles of many of the world's most influential leaders and extracts powerful lessons that leaders of all stripes can use to improve their communication skills and overall leadership effectiveness Drawing upon his years of experience as a top leadership consultant visionary and coach Baldoni:
Reveals the communications secrets of Jack Welch Rudy Giuliani Colin Powell Peter Drucker Winston Churchill Steve Jobs Katharine Graham and many other influential leaders
Distills the proven communication techniques of today's greatest leaders into core strategies and step-by-step solutions
Develops guidelines for making the most of computer-aided presentations videoconferencing and other new technologies
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
ISBN: 007141858X Binding: Paperback Edition: 1st Author(s): Leil Lowndes Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 368
"You'll not only break the ice you'll melt it away with your new skills" -- Larry King "The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes" -- Harvey McKay author of How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected Everyone wants to be their friend (or if single their lover) In business they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder What is their "Midas touch" What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life In this information-packed book youll find:
9 ways to make a dynamite first impression
14 ways to master small talk "big talk" and body language
14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity
6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd
7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone
9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to)
11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool
15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room
7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten alive
In her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them including: "Rubberneck the Room" "Be a Copyclass" "Come Hither Hands" Bare Their Hot Button The Great Scorecard in the Sky" and "Play the Tombstone Game for big success in your social life romance and business How to Talk to Anyone which is an update of her popular book Talking the Winner's Way (see the 5-star reviews of the latter) is based on solid research about techniques that work By the way don't confuse How to Talk to Anyone with one of Leil's previous books How to Talk to Anybody About Anything This one is completely different
ISBN: 0073406724 Binding: Paperback Edition: 10 Author(s): Teri Gamble, Michael Gamble Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 544
Written for the introductory communication course Communication Works presents communication principles interpersonal communication group communication and public speaking in an engaging and highly interactive manner Its use of questions in the narrative margins boxes and captions support instructors who prefer to lead a discussion-oriented and engaging course Recognizing the challenges that our world presents for the communication students of the 21st century the new edition includes enhanced ESL coverage and coverage of ethical cultural and technological issues while also reemphasizing the focus on skill-building to promote the development of personal and professional relationships in real world and virtual settings
Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words
ISBN: 0061964549 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Reprint Author(s): Kevin Hall Publisher: William Morrow Number of Pages: 256
An expert recognized for his uncovering the hidden and often secret meaning of words Kevin Hall now shares his wisdom with us all In Aspire he teaches readers to understand what words mean in their purest sense and unlock their importance as they develop a thoughtful new vocabulary As Stephen R Covey so beautifully elucidates in his foreword "this masterfully written book will help you understand that words have an inherent power a force capable of lighting ones paths and horizons Used correctly and positively words are the first building blocks for success and inner peace Used incorrectly and negatively they are capable of undermining even the best of intentions This is true in business in personal relationships and every other walk of life" By focusing on eleven words-one per chapter--Aspire shows how to use these words as building blocks for success and inner peace The words from the very familiar to the very unusual will become touchstones in personal development and in business
