The Lost Art of Listening, First Edition by Michael P Nichols

The Lost Art of Listening, First Edition by Michael P Nichols

Why do we often feel cut off when speaking to the people closest to us/m?/family members, friends, or colleagues? What is it that keeps so many of us from really listening? Michael P. Nichols answers these questions and more in this thoughtful, witty, and helpful look at the reasons people don't hear one another. His book, a guide to the secrets of listening and being listened to, is filled with vivid examples that clearly demonstrate easy?to?learn techniques for becoming a better listener. He also illustrates how empathic listening enables us to break through misunderstandings and conflict and to transform our personal and professional relationships. This book will be of interest to anyone who would like to improve the way they communicate with intimate partners, family members, colleagues, employers, and friends.

"What is true listening and why, the author asks, has it become a near?rarity in modern life? Nichols shows how to utilize this art by which we use empathy to reach the space across us' to improve and repair relationships with spouses, lovers, relatives, children, friends, and colleagues, and even how to boost one's own listenability' He also explains what listening isn't, explaining why people don't listen and listing obstacles to listening (especially defensiveness owing to emotional overreaction). Humor, true life examples and simple exercises make this a practical and even entertaining self?help guide." - Publishers Weekly

"Lily Tomlin once advised that we listen with an intensity that most people save for talking.' Michael Nichols, in The Lost Art of Listening, tells us how. This is a very special book which distills years of clinical wisdom into practical advice about improving our most important relationships and, ultimately, who we are....This is more than a good book, it is a vital manual for any of us who would either like to feel good about our relationships or avoid dying before the end of our lives." - Carol M. Anderson, Ph.D., coauthor of Flying Solo

'Lily Tomlin once advised that we listen with an intensity that most people save for talking.' Michael Nichols, in The Lost Art of Listening, tells us how. This is a very special book which distills years of clinical wisdom into practical advice about improving our most important relationships and, ultimately, who we are....This is more than a good book, it is a vital manual for any of us who would either like to feel good about our relationships or avoid dying before the end of our lives.'- Carol M. Anderson, Ph.D., coauthor of Flying Solo

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ISBN 13	9781572301313
ISBN 10	1572301317
Title	The Lost Art of Listening, First Edition
Author	Michael P Nichols
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Guilford Publications
Year published	1996-07-02
Number of pages	251
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