{"product_id":"book-f7rb","title":"The Art of Conversation","description":" Good conversation is at the heart of networking, meetings,  interviews, negotiations and raising your profile. It can ease your  way in work, enabling you to build alliances, create strong  relationships with staff, bosses and clients, succeed at  interviews, motivate and inspire.  But conversation is something most of us were never taught! We  learn to speak as babies, but how conversation actually  works is something most of us pick up only haphazardly, and  many have yet to learn. Why is it some of us are stuck for words,  but others blabber or cant stop? What is it that some people  have naturally which enables them to converse comfortably and  easily, to engage people and build better relationships?  The Art of Conversation will show you step by step how to  converse skillfully and enjoyably with other people, at home, at  work, on the phone and in the street- even if youre daunted  now, discover the difference good conversation can make in every  aspect of your life. Learn to:  -Overcome the most common block to good conversation- fear; find  out how to break the silence and keep the conversation going  - Understand the different types of conversation and how they  work- which topics and language are suitable for the occasion  - Learn simple methods for being heard and understood, including  speaking clearly and audibly, listening well and using non-verbal  communication  - Find out how to hold a conversation in tricky situations,  including how to disagree, how to speak to those in authority and  people you find difficult  -Use conversation to form relationships, improve friendships,  make the sale, chat people up, to learn, influence and  persuade.    TABLE OF CONTENTS  Introduction  Part 1: Introducing Conversation  1. The Dance of Conversation  2. Connecting is What Matters Most  3. Getting in the Right State  4. Getting a Conversatio Going: The Basics  5. Listening  Part 2: The Power of Conversation  6. Influencing a Conversation  7. Different Kinds of Conversation  8. Expressing Yourself  Part 3: Conversation in Practice  9. Sailing Through Tricky Waters  10. Conversations in a Professional Context  Part 4: Conversations Changing the World \/ Big Conversations  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49364841595184,"sku":"BDf7rb","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49364841627952,"sku":"ZEf7rb","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49364841693488,"sku":"ZMf7rb","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f7rb-cover.jpg?v=1762994411","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f7rb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}