How to Speak How to Listen
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684846470 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book will be appreciated by anyone who ever has to get up before an audience and speak.'' --Chicago Tribune. ''Adler offers us both a fascinating theoretical analysis of oral communication and practical tips derived from his long years of experience
Explains the fundamental principles of communicating through speech, with sections on such specialized presentations as the sales talk, the lecture, and question-and-answer sessions and advice on effective listening and learning by discussion.
Kelsey Greider said A Must-Read (Especially for Introverts). This book is best read after Mortimer Adler’s companion piece, How to Read a Book, which outlines the responsibilities and strategies needed to successfully engage in reading and writing. Similarly, in How to Speak, How to Listen Adler offers the same practical and direct approach to the reciprocal processes of speaking and listening. Adler focuses on building his own ethos throughout the book through a comprehensive overview of the art of rhetoric using real life examples and references to others’ work.Adler ta. Clear Points about Speaking and Listening from a Master Communicator Mortimer J. Adler's "How to Speak How to Listen" makes several instructive points for the practical person seeking a theoretical framework as well as the novice professional speaker and meeting participant. These suggestions also connect well to writing at work.Adler suggests an order for introducing into a presentation Aristotle's time-tested tripartite of persuasion as follows: ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic). In addition, he examines two indispensable considerations of speech preparation, once ag. mursea said Five Stars. Great book to use in conjunction with my teen daughter's speech class for high school. Well written.
He died in 2001. Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Institute, and authored more than fifty books. Dr.