were kind enough to endorse this book.It's now many years later and I and others have taught these skills all over the world. I'm especially interested that you read that chapter- and proud that both Drs. Aaron Beck, the modern founders of cognitive therapy, teach about becoming less shy and more confident. I also began training others to teach these skills and began working on Conversationally Speaking, the book you now have in your hands- or in your Kindle.There's a special chapter there- Chapter 12- that I want to draw your attention to.

I finished UCLA and went to a master's program at the University of Oregon that focused on teaching social skills.В .After I graduated, I returned to California, got a job teaching speech at a junior college, and devoted the rest of my time to teaching these skills to students at community service and university extension programs throughout the state. Once I had the right tools, the right skills, things went considerably smoother.My life improved so dramatically, I decided to dedicate myself to teaching these skills to others. Much to my amazement, they worked! It was as though I'd been trying to drink soup with a fork or cut a steak with a spoon- the wrong tools. After learning these skills, the men, women and couples all did considerably better.I was intrigued, and made it a point to learn these skills upon my return. I had no friends, was not at all socially confident, was wandering around Europe after having dropped out of UCLA because of loneliness and depression.В .One day I stumbled upon an article about some universities which were teaching conversation skills to groups like men who never date, women who have no friends, and couples who seldom talk to each other. I teach these skills because I once needed to learn them- and nobody was there to help me.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Aaron Beck, whose work has had a major influence on thousands of psychologists, calls it 'of great value for people who want to sharpen their skills in interpersonal relations.' Click on the 'Look Inside' feature above the cover picture and sample the book. Find out why Toastmaster Magazine calls Conversationally Speaking ' the classic how-to book in social communication' and why Dr. Albert Ellis on overcoming shyness and becoming more confident- and does it so well it received praise from Dr. Chapter 12 uniquely summarizes in 25 pages the life's work of famed psychologist Dr. But the truth is there is no 'gift of gab.' People who are good at conversation just know a few simple skills that anyone can learn. Everybody thinks that some people are born with the 'gift of gab' and some people aren't. This revised edition provides more ways to improve your conversation skills by giving you strategies that work for starting conversations, asking questions that promote interaction, interesting people in what you have to say, listening so that others will be encouraged to talk, avoiding rejection-producing behavior, handling criticism constructively, and more.

Millions of people have used it to learn the secrets of effective communication. *ALMOST 1 MILLION SOLD!* Conversationally Speaking has become the most popular book in the world teaching conversation skills.

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