If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1524781665 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 586 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Alda is the author of two previous bestselling books, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I’ve Learned and Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself. He has won seven Emmy Awards, has received three Tony nominations, is an inductee of the Television Hall of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Aviator. Alda played Hawkeye Pierce on the classic television series M*A*S*H, and his many films include Crimes and Mis
With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor.“Invaluable.”—Deborah Tannen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of You’re the Only One I Can Tell and You Just Don’t Understand Alan Alda has been on a decades-long journey to discover new ways to help people communicate and relate to one another more effectively. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. His search began when he was host of PBS’s Scientific American Frontiers, where he interviewed thousands of scientists and developed a knack for helping them communicate complex ideas in ways a wide audience could understand—and Alda wondered if those techniques held a clue to better communication for the rest of us. In his wry and wise voice, Alda reflects on moments of miscommunication in his own life, when an absence of understanding resulted in problems both big and small. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? is the warm, witty, and informative chronicle of how Alda found i
"How to Listen" according to Found Highways. Normally, I find this kind of book that has one big idea, an ideal candidate for skimming. There is often a lot of filler, and a tendency to pound away at that one idea until the book has reached an acceptable length for commercial publication. Alan Alda's book has the one idea, that we have to relate to each other in order to communicate, and then he embroiders on that theme for the rest of the book, but it is so entertaining and chatty, that I enjoyed it well after buying into the big idea. He uses examples from sociology and psychology studies as well as from his experiences as an actor. Nicely done!. "Easy to read, but completely devoid of practical advice" according to Groundhog Day. This review will get lost among all the fake reviews (the 'Top 1000 reviewers' who supposedly find this book earth-shattering), but after wasting my time I view it as a public service to tell it how it is.The book is an easy, even pleasant read. Alan follows his own advice of telling stories, and the result is a book that reads fast and smoothly. But at the end of it, I felt that I had learned nothing practical about how to communicate better.Why? Precisely because Alan tells stories (mostly about all the "fascinating" projects he's been involved in to improve how scientists communicate) but never brings it all together into a clear, m. "Everyone should read this book!" according to Cindy B. (ThoughtsFromAPage). 5++ starsEvery single person on the planet should read this book. Alan Alda (who is a phenomenal writer) has written a highly informative book about the importance of communicating better. He then goes on to provide innovative and creative ways to help people do so. He is a natural storyteller, and the book is so entertaining that I completed it in one evening. Alda uses miscommunication stories from his own life to demonstrate how important it is for people to understand each other, and the issues that arise when we don’t. A major focus of Alda’s is teaching empathy. Relating to others creates empathy, and from there the d
The issues he touches on are more important now than ever. Communicating is at the heart of connectedness. His book is useful and fun, and it is a valuable tonic for these challenging times.”—Lawrence M. So Alda set out to do something about it Aided by his warm, conversational style, Alda’s message shows that the lessons also apply to the rest of us—and at a time when we could really use it.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “In a time when many of us connect through text, are you communicating effectively? Turns out, your thumbs aren’t the best conversationalists. Alda, with his laudable curiosity, has learned something