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Supercommunicators

How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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By: Charles Duhigg
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From the author of the global bestseller, The Power of Habit

Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They're brilliant facilitators and decision-guiders. How do they do it?

In this groundbreaking new book, Charles Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art - and the science - of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine sceptic.

Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.

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This is not just a riveting read about how to understand others better. It’s also a revealing look at how to be understood. Charles Duhigg delivers a winning combination of stories, studies, and guidance that might well transform the worst communicators you know into some of the best. (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential)
Our personal and professional success depend upon our ability to understand and be understood, and yet, we typically leave this up to intuition. In Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg goes through a mountain of research — and some riveting stories — and unearths practical tactics to show that anyone can become a more effective listener, speaker, and even social media poster. (David Epstein, bestselling author of Range and The Sports Gene)
Charles Duhigg does it again, with a book we all need to read. Using his unique mix of stories and science, he gives us Supercommunicators, a guide to better conversation and deeper human connection. If you want to improve your communication skills at work and in life, this book is the place the start. (Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH and co-author (with Oprah Winfrey) of BUILD THE LIFE YOU WANT)
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I found the advice and scientific backing in this book incredibly helpful. I am someone seen as an excellent communicator, my family & friends often come to me for advice. But I have always struggled with the really hard conflict conversations and this gave me a method to have them in a safer, more effective way. I am already applying the approach personally and professionally and seeing and feeling the difference. THANK YOU!

Life changing book - for all levels of communicators

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Great stories of how to communicate for more meaningful conversations with discription of key techniques that we can easily incorporate in to every conversation. Delivered in a digestible and memorable way. As the book progressed I realise that this describing is one of the most practical and psychologically informed techniques for conversations I have ever read. I highly recommend for everyone who is not a hermit or living as a castaway..

Bought on a whim... great spot of luck

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Lots of really interesting information and really easy to listen to and enjoyable. Thank you.

Super interesting book

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As this book started I begain to think it was just another self help story, by the end of the book I noted that along the way, insights into the very basic human interactions can have far reaching effects, not just for ourselves but for all aspects of society.
I enjoyed the methodical approach, amount of quality research and the pace and clarity of the reader. Occasionally the gap before a new chapter started left me digesting the points from the previous chapter and a little surprised. Probably more to do with my ability to take in new concepts rather than a fault with the structure.

Observations and analysis of interactions sometimes taken for granted.

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I enjoyed the diverse range of conversations, research and practical applications of this book. I would recommend it for people in any working environment involving people!

Informative & practical

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