Alison Wood Brooks Talk : The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves

You might already consider yourself a stellar conversationalist, but could you be even better? This book will help enrich your life, one conversation at a time. Groundbreaking research that changed my life Mel RobbinsReading TALK is like having a conversation with the worlds best conversationalist Angela DuckworthConversation is at the heart of our relationships and decisionmaking but the science behind our everyday interactions, and how to improve them, is little known. In Talk, Harvard Professor Alison Wood Brooks provides fascinating insights into the power of effective communication. She gives you the tools that her MBA students say transform their lives, bringing together psychology, linguistics, sociology and neuroscience in her original frameworkT Topics including the surprising impact of preparing topics before a conversationA Asking why we need to do more (and why we do less than we think)L Levity how to find the fun in conversations with anyoneK Kindness how to be a better listener and not simply pretend to be one! Through her own original research, Brooks shows readers how small changes in how we communicate can make a big difference to our relationships, our careers and our lives. | Alison Wood Brooks Talk : The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves