Talkability discover the secrets of effective conversation

A new book from James Borg - on what to say and how to say it - so you can get more from the way you talk. All the day-to-day conversations that you have in your private and working life result in a particular outcome. How many times do you come away from a situation and think you could have handled...

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Main Author: Borg, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Harlow, England Pearson 2016
Edition:1 edition
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505 0 |a Men and women at work ('report' or 'rapport'?) -- 'He said', 'She said' ... (just different?) -- Final words: 'Do you expect me to talk?' -- Afterword -- Index 
505 0 |a 'To be honest' it's 'no problem' -- 'Um' ... 'err' ... 'uh' ... target the killer 'fillers' -- Hold the jargon -- The magical 'rule of three' -- 'I'm an extrovert ... get me in there!' -- 'I'm an introvert ... get me out of here!' -- Feedback ... 'How am I doing?' -- Don't forget the 'positives' at work -- 'Praise sandwich' (hold the carbs!) -- 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams . . .' -- 'Trust me, I'm a doctor' -- 'Trust me, err ... I'm, err ... a politician' -- 'I want to tell you a story . . .' -- Disagree without being disagreeable -- Giving and receiving praise 
505 0 |a 'And' another thing ... (while we're on the subject) -- Interject, don't interrupt -- Assertion not aggression -- I should avoid 'should' -- Never say 'never' again -- Don't ask me 'WHY'? -- YOU ought to know better! -- Put the 'I' in feeling -- Can I make a suggestion ...? -- Don't tell me about the 'white bear' -- 'Sorry seems to be the hardest word -- The 'non-apology' apology -- Telephone talk -- Networking or 'notworking'? -- Exit 'lines' -- Mirroring? ('yeah, yeah, yeah') -- Are you a 'radiator' or a 'drain'? -- Say 'yes' to 'no' -- Balance honesty with courtesy 
505 0 |a 'I said something wrong' ('now I long for . . .') -- Turn 'closed' questions into 'open' ones -- Gossip talk -- Rules of eye contact -- Small talk leads to BIG talk -- Tone down the 'uptalk' -- 'And every conversation, I can now recall . . .' -- Mindfulness or 'mindlessness'? -- You reveal your true level of interest by the way you listen -- Fight or flight? ... the 'amygdala hijack' -- 'We need to talk' (warning!) -- The power of the pause ... ('go ahead ... make my day!') -- Is 'fine' the new 'F-word'? -- Invert your 'BUT' (and we're not talking about a Pilates move!) 
505 0 |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the author -- Author's acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Author's note: An 'adventure' with words -- Foreword by Angela Rippon -- Part one Talk esentials -- Introduction: 'Feel the magic in the making . . .' -- 'iContact' or eye contact? -- 'I know you believe you understand . . .' -- 'Paralinguistics' (it's the 'melody' as well as the 'lyrics') -- The 'rhythm' of talking and listening -- It's the 'beginnings' and 'endings' (the 'primacy' and 'recency' effect) -- Part two Saying it right 
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