Drop the Pink Elephant

Bill McFarlan

177 pages, parution le 12/11/2004

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Résumé

"As GMTV anchor, I interview hundreds of people every year. However well they interview, every single person would find it easier to explain their case by following these simple principles." EAMONN HOLMES, GMTV Presenter

"Drop the Pink Elephant]... tackle[s] every aspect of personal communication in a crisp, entertaining style." THE PLAIN ENGLISH SOCIETY

"There can be no whitewash at the White House." (Richard Nixon). These nine words turned the American nation against their President. Why? Because people hadn't linked the White House with a cover up until Nixon himself made the connection. His own denial created the story.

It is perhaps the most famous Pink Elephant in history. But what exactly is a 'Pink Elephant? Pink Elephants are the unnecessary negatives that clutter your conversation and meaning, sending out the wrong signals to anyone you communicate with.

In Drop the Pink Elephant, Bill McFarlan reveals how to avoid the deadly trap of allowing poor communication skills to obscure your meaning and reduce your effectiveness. Drop the Pink Elephant is filled with helpful, simple and practical advice on how to make your words count for more. Put these straightforward lessons into practice and you will notice immediately how much more effectively you are able to communicate with others.

Sharpen your conversation by:

FIRST SPOTTING, THEN DROPPING THE PINK ELEPHANT
GETTING RID OF THE JARGON
LEARNING TO SPEAK IN PICTURES
RECOGNISING WHEN YOU SHOULD APOLOGISE OR THANK PEOPLE
CAPTIVATING AN AUDIENCE

N.B. No animals were hurt in the making of this book. (Can you spot your first Pink Elephant?)

Sommaire

World's Top Ten Pink Elephants
Foreword
Introduction
Dump the Baggage and Create Clarity
Be Principled in What You Say
Positively Assert Yourself
Think of the Audience
Create Deeper Understanding
Appendix : What do Your Say About You?
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Capstone Publications
Auteur(s)	Bill McFarlan
Parution	12/11/2004
Nb. de pages	177
Format	13 x 19,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	226g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781841126371
ISBN13	978-1-84112-637-1