The Communication Book

Jan 15, 2025 5:58 PM

Author:Mikael Krogerus,Roman Tschäppeler

LEARN THE TECHNIQUES YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE BETTER AT WORK AND HOME

'Communication is a bit like love - it's what makes the world go round, but nobody really knows how it works.'

Struggle to find the words in meetings? Know what you mean but not how to say it? From Aristotle's thoughts on presenting to the Harvard Negotiation Project, internationally bestselling duo Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler have 44 tried and tested ideas to change that.

Distilled into a single volume, their winning marriage of practicality and humour turns seemingly difficult ideas into clear and entertaining diagrams that will help you:

-Brush up on your listening skills and small talk

-Run better meetings

-Improve the conversations in your head

Whether you're a CEO, just starting out or want to improve your relationships at home, this guide will improve your communication skills and help you form more meaningful connections.

Reviews

Filled with though-provoking learnings, the evolution of hygge in its many forms

—— Interiors and Living Magazine

Best [book] for the philosophy of hygge

—— You Magazine

...a philosophy for mindful living

—— The Guardian

Her book is a thing of beauty

—— Irish Examiner

Deepak Chopra and Rudy Tanzi once again effectively harness their scientific training and passionate commitment to advancing well-being in this accessible, life-changing compendium of cutting-edge tools that will extend your health span and improve your sense of meaning, connection, and flourishing. As inspiring as it is informative, The Healing Self shows us how to use our minds to open our awareness and create daily routines to improve our physical and mental health.

—— Daniel J. Siegel, Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine

Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great teacher

—— THICH NHAT HANH

Jack Kornfield wonderfully evokes the spaciousness, the ease, and the radiance of a free heart and mind. Even more important—he clearly lays out a path whereby any one of us can move from distant admiration of the idea to actually living it day by day

—— SHARON SALZBERG, author of Real Love

A consommé of goodness, heart, laughter, tears, and breath, nourishing and delicious. Rich in hope and deep wisdom for these revved up, rattling times

—— ANNE LAMMOTT, author of Grace (Eventually)

With its incomparable blend of deep wisdom, evocative stories, and powerful meditations, No Time Like the Present is the fruit of a lifetime of spiritual teaching. Jack Kornfield’s message is, we don’t have to wait. Love, peace, freedom . . . it’s all available right here, in this very heart

—— TARA BRACH, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

'Only in the darkness can you see the stars,' said Martin Luther King, in days that were almost as dark as our own. Like a brilliant star to guide us in these days of darkness Jack Kornfield’s new book appears just at the right moment. It reminds us that there is No Time Like the Present—no matter how dark—to rescue threatened values—freedom, love, joy—within us and in the world around us. Like Rabbi Hillel, Jack challenges us: 'If not now, when?

—— BROTHER DAVID STEINDL-RAST, BENEDICTINE MONK, co-founder of Gratefulness.org

This book is a treasure of useful insights and practical ways of coping with our egoic and false-self search for satisfactions that lead nowhere, except to needless suffering. His charming and sympathetic suggestions for healing fill this book with encouragement and compassion for ourselves and others

—— FR. THOMAS KEATING, founding member and the spiritual guide of Contemplative Outreach, LTD

‘Any reader of this work will find a compassionate, light-hearted and humorous teacher who leads readers to grapple with difficult emotions’

—— Publishers Weekly

I love it. Lots of my friends are getting sent one now!!!

—— Deborah Meaden

This woman is a warm hug in human form - just thinking about her makes me smile. Dawn spreads joy in abundance. She is dazzling

—— Lorraine Kelly

Brilliant, hypnotic, compelling. A great book.

—— Talk Radio

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