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GET IT, UNDERSTAND IT, GET AHEAD - how to develop exceptional personal skills
GET IT UNDERSTAND IT GET AHEAD how to develop exceptional personal skills Author:James Taylor Assertiveness is a linguistic skill, and this linguistic skill is the key to our personal power. Our status as individuals is largely decided in natural conversation, and rather than 'learning how to stand up for ourselves' we are better off examining what is happening to our status in everyday chit-chat, so that we can indeed be more assertive,... more » but in a completely natural way. This book looks at the various kinds of linguistic tricks people use as they joust for status, setting the reader many exercises in order to develop new ways of speaking and relating. Rather than behaving out of character you will simply become a more skilled version of the person you already are. If we practise a skill we can master it, and this book offers you exercises for this purpose. Armed with the skills you will develop while working through this book, you will be able to use these new skills to help you get what you want
We also need to know how various social 'games' work, and with this knowledge we can both bring out the best in others and deal effectively with manipulators, liars, and bullies. Do you tear your hair out when manipulative people answer your question with a question? Do you need to know who's been dipping into the petty cash?
Skilled use of language is crucial to enable us to reach the pinnacle of interpersonal skill, so there is an additional supplementary language study workbook available to offer more practice exercises and discussion.« less