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2025
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English
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"From communication expert Jefferson Fisher, the definitive book on making your next conversation the one that changes everything. No matter who you're talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate. Jefferson Fisher, trial lawyer and one of the leading voices on real-world communication, offers a tried-and-true framework that will show you how to transform your...
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Publication Date
2017.
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English
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The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publication Date
2020
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English
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""An essential book for our times. How well we listen determines how we love, learn, and connect with one another, and in this moment when we need to hear and be heard more than ever, this thought-provoking and engaging book shows us how." -Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone At work, we're taught to lead the conversation. On social media, we shape our personal narratives. At parties, we talk over one...
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2017.
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English
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For over thirty-five years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele's daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, tailor How to Talk’s powerful communication skills to children ages two to seven. Faber and King, each a parenting expert in her own right, share their...
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Publication Date
1980
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English
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Overview: Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish "are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation" (Parent Magazine). Now, this bestselling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author's time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships, including innovative ways to: Cope with your child's...
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Pebble Explore
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Communication is the sharing of information. It sounds easy, but that's not always the case. Did you know your body language and the tone of your voice are just as important as what you are saying? Learn to communicate with confidence in every situation"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Dial Press, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
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Explores twenty essential life questions, offering wisdom, personal insights, and transformative lessons designed to help readers confront challenges, find healing, and share inspiration through courage, solidarity, and meaningful conversations.
"Every day, Glennon Doyle spirals around the same questions: Why am I like this? How do I figure out what I want? How do I know what to do? Why can't I be happy? Am I doing this right? The harder life gets,...
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Publication Date
2024
Language
English
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"We all know people who seem capable of connecting with almost anyone. They are the ones we turn to for advice, the ones who ask deep questions but also seem to hear what we are trying to say. What do they know about conversation that makes them so special? And what can they tell us about how communication really works? Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg argues, understand--some by intuition, some by hard-won experience--that there is a science to...
10) I talk to cope
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PowerKids Press
Publication Date
[2023]
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English
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"Communication is one of the most important skills for healthy interpersonal relationships. It's also a necessary tool for coping with hard feelings. This book will show readers the importance of talking to a trusted friend, adult, or professional about what they're going through. It will also give them tools for starting a hard conversation and expressing their feelings effectively. Vibrant photographs and fact boxes allow readers to understand the...
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Publisher
Workman Publishing
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Anyone who wants to be heard is facing an epic challenge--people are drowning in a sea of words. How do you get your audience to pay attention? By learning to say a lot more with a lot less and punch through the noise. By learning Smart Brevity.
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Publisher
Tarcher, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Publication Date
[2026]
Language
English
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"Our main source of connection these days has become increasingly superficial, with most people interacting primarily online. It's like we've forgotten how to talk to each other without a screen. But it is critically important for your mental and physical health to connect with others on a deeper level. Through her platform @MakeBigTalk, Kalina Silverman has been creating a national movement to break through these surface-level interactions to have...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
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"Stop stereotyping. Avoid conflict. Skip small talk. Be open-minded to everyone's opinions. These sound like good rules for life, but what if they are based on myths that actually prevent us from communicating effectively and appropriately with each other?"-- Provided by publisher.





