How to Communicate with Confidence

How to Communicate with Confidence
Author: Dr. Mike Bechtle
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-07-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1441242953

Communication is an art, and anyone--whether shy or outgoing--can improve his or her conversational skills. How to Communicate with Confidence is a straightforward guide to making good conversation that works in any situation--and works for any personality type. Highlighting the art of give and take and stressing the importance of listening, this book gives confidence to those who hesitate to strike up a conversation. Author Mike Bechtle shows readers that they don't have to have a stockpile of great stories to tell in order to make good conversation. Instead, he encourages an "explorer" mind-set and gives readers the tools they need to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Communicate With Confidence

Communicate With Confidence
Author: Dianna Booher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill. Reprinted by Booher Research Institute
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2011-11-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1935124552

Do you need to sell a new idea to your boss? Handle a sticky problem with a colleague? Calm an irate customer? Good news! You'll never be at a loss for words after reading Communicate With Confidence! In this book, you’ll find 1,254 tips to improve your interpersonal and communication skills! You’ll learn how to: · Establish credibility and show concern · Master the art of small talk to connect with colleagues, customers, and friends · Transition from criticizing to coaching your employees and coworkers · Listen so you really hear what others say to you—their meaning, not just their words · Negotiate so that everybody feels like a winner · Give clear instructions · Give and receive usable feedback · Ask appropriate questions and answer questions appropriately to gain cooperation · Present ideas persuasively · Communicate clearly and productively across gender and cultural lin · Say “no” to opportunities and activities while leaving the relationship intact · Read body language accurately so that you don’t miss subtle messages · Speak up in meetings to get credit for your ideas and other contributions · Lead effective meetings so that your group achieves results rather than wastes time · Give advice that people really appreciate and use. · Solicit specific advice that’s usable without listening to people ramble off target. · Settle ongoing conflicts that reduce your overall stress This broad-ranging communication skills book will provide very specific tips, tactics, and examples to improve communication skills for the novice or seasoned communicator. Whether you’re hoping to improve communication skills at work or in your personal relationships, you’ll find techniques that truly work in your day-to-day activities and interactions. Masterful interpersonal communication skills make the huge difference in successful large organizations as well as in entrepreneurial ventures. Author, speaker, and coach Dianna Booher shares the same in-depth insights that she offers to her Fortune 500 clients during keynotes and workshops on communication. As founder and CEO of Booher Research, she’s an internationally recognized leadership communication and executive presence expert. As the author of 49 books, she has published with Penguin Random House/Perigee, HarperCollins, Warner, McGraw-Hill, and Thomas Nelson.

Improve Your Communication Skills

Improve Your Communication Skills
Author: Alan Barker
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780749448226

The ability to communicate is one of the most important attributes needed to conduct business. Alan Barker's jargon-free guide shows how to get the message across every time, verbally and visually.

Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition: How to Say it Right the First Time and Every Time

Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition: How to Say it Right the First Time and Every Time
Author: Dianna Booher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2011-11-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071770132

The classic business communication guide—updated for smart phones, social media, and other digital platforms Communicate clearly, tactfully, and confidently in any situation, including: Being persuasive Running productive meetings Asking the right questions Coaching Negotiating Resolving conflicts Responding to insults Offering praise Delegating responsibilities Crossing cultural divides Networking at events “Communicate with Confidence! is . . . the clearest, most comprehensive, and most credible guide to persuasive and authentic communication available today. Dianna Booher is the master of her message and her medium. . . . After you’ve read it once, I’m confident you’ll be consulting it frequently. Do not hesitate. Read it today, and put it to use immediately.” —Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and Credibility, and The Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University “Communicate with Confidence! is the best communication book I have seen.” —Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Full Steam Ahead! “Fully 85 percent of your success in life is contained in your ability to communicate effectively with other people. Communicate with Confidence! is full of proven, practical ways to get your point across quickly and stand out in every conversation. This book should be read and re-read over and over again!” —Brian Tracy, bestselling author of How the Best Leaders Lead, Goals!, and Eat That Frog “Dianna Booher produced a tremendous resource with the first edition of this book—but I’m confident this new version will be a classic. Well-organized, practical, comprehensive advice.” —Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive

Communicating with Credibility and Confidence

Communicating with Credibility and Confidence
Author: Gay Lumsden
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2002-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780534509453

This edition is designed to increase students' confidence and credibility in communicating in a range of communication situations. The text integrates and applies the principles of effective communication common in all contexts by first developing the basic skills common to every type of oral communication and then showing how to adapt these skills to each type of interaction, culminating in effective presentation of formal speeches. Ethics, adaptation, diversity, and critical and creative thinking are common threads throughout all discussions (which include well-developed coverage of theory and research findings), and skill-building exercises and activities designed for individual, dyadic, and group work.

Find Your Voice

Find Your Voice
Author: Caroline Goyder
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2020-01-30
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1473571537

‘This book is brilliant! It will change lives.’ - Suzy Walker, Editor-in-Chief, Psychologies 'A fantastic guide to speaking up and overcoming insecurities by the best voice coach ever.' - Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room Speak up and stand out Whether you want more social confidence in your day-to-day life, are hosting an event or appearing on a podcast, Find Your Voice will empower you to be bold, be present and captivate any audience. Based on decades of helping broadcasters, celebrities, teachers and top level professionals speak effortlessly in front of others, renowned voice teacher and communication expert Caroline Goyder will show you how to: · Harness the full potential of your body, breath and voice · Genuinely connect to others in a dizzyingly distracted world · Stand out as calm speaker whatever the situation

Assertive Confident Communication Skills

Assertive Confident Communication Skills
Author: Lisa Reynolds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre:
ISBN:

Uncover the hidden secrets of excellent communication skills - learn how to influence people, handle conflicts, be confident in any social situation and strengthen relationships with this definitive guide to interpersonal communication. In this book, Ryan Ledger and Lisa Reynolds demystify the art of charisma and communication. This best-selling book will guide you, step-by-step, in how to develop razor-sharp communication skills. "A unique guide in regards to it actually being realistic yet incredibly effective..." Colin Jenkison, Author Comprehensive, insightful and full of actionable practical advice, this guide will show you how to get rid of harmful communication quirks while equipping you with tools that will help you succeed in your relationships, existing and new, work and social. "The definite guide to modern day communication skills." Rebecca Freeman, London Express The 2020 updated version is available now on Kindle, Print and Audiobook.

Mind-body Communication Technique

Mind-body Communication Technique
Author: Carmencita P. del Villar
Publisher: UP Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2006
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789715425131

This book aims to answer the teacher's need to help students conquer communication apprehension and develop confidence using an alternative training method. It is the result of years of successful experimentations with nontraditional techniques in the classrooms of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. It shows the step-by-step procedure that the teacher can use to help students in any oral communication or performance classes. Other specific courses that will benefit from this technique are acting for stage or television, broadcasting, music, dance, sports, and even marketing.