TY - BOOK AU - Booher,Dianna Daniels TI - Communicate with confidence! : how to say it right the first time and every time SN - 007006606X (pbk. : acidfree paper) : U1 - 658.45 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Business communication KW - Oral communication KW - Interpersonal communication N1 - Including Bibliography; 1. Establishing a track record for truth -- 2. Conversing one on one -- 3. Making small talk a big deal -- 4. Winning people over to your way of thinking : being persuasive -- 5. Holding your own in meetings, but working as a team -- 6. Listening until you really hear -- 7. Asking the right questions without being intrusive -- 8. Answering questions so people understand and remember what you say -- 9. Saying no and giving other bad news without leaving a bad taste in someone's mouth -- 10. Apologizing (and accepting apologies) without groveling or grit -- 11. Criticizing without crippling -- 12. Taking the sting out of criticism leveled at you -- 13. Giving advice or feedback someone can really use -- 14. Getting advice or feedback that's helpful -- 15. Negotiating so everyone feels like a winner -- 16. Resolving your conflicts without punching someone out -- 17. Mediating others' conflicts without getting caught in the line of fire -- 18. Responding to insults, boasting, insensitivity, gossip, and other goofs hurled at you -- 19. Praising (and accepting praise) so your comments carry weight -- 20. Giving instructions so nobody feels Like a fool -- 21. Minimizing cross talk between men and women -- 22. Crossing the cultural gulf -- 23. Putting your best body forward N2 - "Nothing affects career success as dramatically as the ability to communicate effectively, dynamically, and confidently. And there is no one better at identifying the skills you need to become a master communicator than Dianna Booher - an internationally recognized communications expert whose seminars and workshops are immensely popular with Fortune 500 companies, and whose best-selling instructional audiotapes UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh022/94013665.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh022/94013665.html ER -