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Audiobook
Power Talk: Using Language to Build Authority and Influence
by Sarah Myers McGinty
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1570429944
- ISBN 13
- 9781570429941
- Seller
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About This Item
UNITED STATES: Hachette Audio, 2001 Audio Book. Very Good. AUDIO CASSETTE. 2 BRAND NEW AUDIO CASSETTES. Two NEW Cassettes Sealed in the shrink wrap. Just a bit of shelf wear to the shrink wrap. Enjoy this NEW CASSETTE PERFORMANCE Gift Quality for your home and library..
Synopsis
We are what we say. Now Sarah Myers McGinty, Ph.D., takes up where Deborah Tannen left off to delve into the ways our speech creates our identity. In this breakthrough book, McGinty shows how a little attention to our verbal patterns helps us alter the balance of power and always come out ahead. You're a model employee who always does quality work, yet you are forced to watch helplessly as others get the credit and the rewards. Why? Studies show that people who project expertise and authority, people who sound like they're in charge, often win the acclaim. On the other hand, people who try to take over every situation or come on too strongly can silence their colleagues and miss critical information. In Power Talk, author Sarah Myers McGinty identifies two basic modes of communication: Language from the Center and Language from the Edge. While Language from the Center projects authority, Language from the Edge is collaborative, responsive, and often equally effective. Here McGinty argues that to be truly successful you can't get trapped in just one speaking mode--you need both. What are the secrets to speaking from the center--showing
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- Seller
- The Yard Sale Store
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Power Talk: Using Language to Build Authority and Influence
- Author
- Sarah Myers McGinty
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 1570429944
- ISBN 13
- 9781570429941
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Place of Publication
- UNITED STATES
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- cassette new 2
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