| | |  | Work at Home | Home » » The Messages Workbook: Powerful Strategies for Effective Communication at Work and Home | | | | | | | Description: | | When we asked Dr. Matt McKay-coauthor of Messages: The Communication Skills Book, New Harbinger publisher, and psychologist in private practice-how many of his clients had communication problems, he answered without hesitation: 100 percent. Simply put, skill at communicating with others is the single largest determinant of anyone's happiness, and success. Rewarding and lucrative careers, strong and lasting friendships, meaningful and satisfying romance all hang on this one uniquely human ability. You need strong communication skills to survive. The better able you are to communicate with others, the happier and more successful you will be. Rewarding and lucrative careers, strong and lasting friendships, meaningful and satisfying romance all hang on this one uniquely human ability. Communication is a skill that can always be improved with good information and practice. Whatever your communication needs, this book offers you real tools you can use to express yourself well and relate to others effectively. The original Messages taught you the fundamental skills you need to communicate well. This workbook offers you exercises and scripts you can use to practice these skills and make them your own. The workbook extends the techniques of Messages to a wide range of situations: Exercises teach you to communicate with teens and children. They help facilitate partner understanding by exploring gender communication differences. Step-by-step worksheets, fill-ins, and case stories help you avoid communication pitfalls and make long-lasting, life-enhancing changes. The workbook guides you through challenging communication situations like talking through a power dynamic with a boss or a subordinate, with elders, or with people of different cultures. -
Learn to listen well, disclose information honestly, and express yourself clearly -
Communicate effectively with children, teens, elders, and coworkers -
Handle difficult conversations and manage conflict with poise, tact, and assertiveness -
Master the art of persuasion and succeed at work, at home, and in public life -
Meet new people, cultivate friendships, and relate well to the opposite gender -
Speak to groups large and small with conviction and confidence
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Martha Davis PhD | | Paperback:
| 240 pages | | Publisher:
| New Harbinger Publications | | Publication Date:
| November 10, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1572243716 | | Product Length:
| 11.02 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.54 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.53 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.23 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
A launching pad for new emotional acuityApr 27, 2010
By Eliza Gunther-mohr
This is an excellent book for practicing and beginning to utilize the skills one learned in the original Messages. If you're feeling a bit abandoned and at a loss for how to start integrating the knowledge you gained in the original book into your life, the workbook picks up where it left off. The Messages Workbook puts emotional communication in context. The exercise in chapter eleven about identifying irrational fears was surprisingly effective; the mere act of acknowledging my emotions helped me discern which ones had any real merit.
"If you don't communicate well, you are always at a disadvantage. When you fail to express your ideas clearly and forcefully, other people's ideas prevail. When you can't express your feelings, your feelings get hurt. When you can't ask for what you want, you don't get it." p.1
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Empowers your communication skillsDec 25, 2009
By Amira Nabil Tawfik
This book helps anyone to improve his communication skills, it will help u understand people more, I loved mostly these chapters:Hidden Agendas, Blocks to listening, and the Transactional Analysis (the Child/parent/adult thing). I used the skills in this book, they made me understand beyond a conversation, what is really said and why it is said. It will also help u identify what keeps you from delivering your message.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
A "lifesaver" bookJul 30, 2007
By Angel R. Oti
I bought the book some time ago, and sincerely, I start to read it last week.I read "making contact" chapter first, because I start a Network Marketing business, and "approach" (making contact) is a must in business. Well, that chapter change my mind in approach people. They (autors), say what you think when approach people,(and it is true), and how to change that think, for a better approach. That chapter alone is worth the price that I paid. I still finish the book but I am very excited to say that if you want to communicat better with anybody that book will done.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Amazing bookOct 23, 2011
By ESD16
This book was a life saver. If you think or know that you need some help with your communication skills or want to learn about communication this is the book. I began using the information I learned just within the first chapter and starting seeing instant positive results. The information is presented in an easy to understand way and provides practical and useful applications. This book is worth it's weight in gold! I highly recommend this book!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great companion to Messages.Jul 23, 2009
By M. Glickman, author of Beyond the Breath: Extraordinary Mindfulness Through Whole-Body Vipassana Meditation (Tuttle Publishing)
As the cliche says, practice makes perfect. The book helps us hone and improve our communications skills.
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