{"product_id":"2940016496986","title":"Connecting: 80 Surefire Ways to Get What You Say Understood","description":"We have all felt the happiness and satisfaction from being understood by another person. Conversely, we have experienced the feelings of frustration and futility when this fails to happen.\u003cbr\u003e The book identifies the major factors that influence a speaker's ability to get what he\/she says understood and explains how each of these factors helps them to connect with their listeners. Each factor is defined and presented simply in a practical, no-nonsense manner.\u003cbr\u003e Connecting: 80 Surefire Ways to Get What You Say Understood is a how-to book that is designed to be informal and reader friendly. Each of the eighty different topics stands alone and can be read quickly.\u003cbr\u003e The book is organized into seven sections to assist readers and to save them time in locating topics of interest:\u003cbr\u003e• Personal Traits\u003cbr\u003e• Organizing The Message\u003cbr\u003e• Content of The Message\u003cbr\u003e• Context of The Message\u003cbr\u003e• Word and Language Use\u003cbr\u003e• Clarifying the Message\u003cbr\u003e• Speaking Voice and Style \u003cbr\u003e The book also offers two self-assessment checklists on the speaker's ability to get what is said understood by his\/her listeners and the listener's ability to understand what is said to them by the person speaking.","brand":"Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071275614448,"sku":"2940016496986","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016496986_p0.jpg?v=1763636584","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016496986","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}