How to Talk So People Listen: Real Key to Job Success - Softcover

Hamlin, Sonya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722519915 ISBN 13: 9780722519912

Publisher: Thorsons, 1989

Synopsis

The author of this book gives advice to those who wish their day-to-day business communication was more effective. She offers practical suggestions on such matters as where and when to hold meetings, how long they should be, how to get the best out of those who attend and what audio visual aids to use. She gives examples of what typically goes wrong in trying to communicate and brings a new dimension to the complex process of communication in the workplace. The author is the advisor to Chief Executive Officers of companies such as American Express, Polaroid and Dupont.

About this title

From the Back Cover

· Have you ever come away from a meeting knowing that you haven’t made your point effectively?
· Have you ever made a presentation and felt audience attention slipping away?
· Do you sometimes find it difficult to understand your business associates and met them halfway?
· Do high-powered encounters with the boss simply put you on the defence?

If any of these problems sound familiar, then 'How To Talk So People Listen' is full of the advice and help you need. You can identify what your listener wants from an encounter, and ensure that everyone gets the best possible results. Find out the best time to hold meetings – to lunch or not to lunch? – or how to gain prior knowledge of audiences and motivate them through self-interest.

This book exposes our preconceptions about communicating in the workplace and brings a new, highly effective dimension to this complex world. Sonya Hamlin is an EmmyAward-winning chat show host and heads her own communications consultancy – she has acted as an advisor to the chief executive officers of such companies as American Express and Polaroid.

About the Author

Sonya Hamlin is an Emmy Award-winning chat show host and head of her own communications consultancy. She has acted as an adviser to the chief executive officers of companies of the calibre of Polaroid and American Express.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0722519915
• ISBN 13: 9780722519912
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288