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Tongue Fu!: How to Deflect, Disarm, and Defuse Any Verbal Conflict (Paperback)
by Sam Horn
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Conflict resolution, conflict handling, Interpersonal skills, Relationship building |
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Sam Horn covers a broad spectrum of verbal situations that can easily turn harmful if not handled well. A highly recommended read on conflict management. |
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Author: Sam Horn
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. in: March, 1997
ISBN: 0312152272
Pages: 240
Measurements: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA01387
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0312152277
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This is a wonderful book about conflict resolution and how to deal with the average person in a confrontational situation. I love the way Sam Horn writes. She breaks it down into readily understood bites, with lots of examples and more than a bit of humor. Our society has become so fast paced and stressed, that cordiality and politeness has gotten lost. And, as the old saying goes, "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." By being patient, empathetic, and compassionate, we can get more done with more cooperation and goodwill.
The instructions in this book are basics for civil human communication. Many of the suggestions are beneficial for those who are interested in being more gentle and spiritual in their everyday life. Some of her ideas are very simple, but very powerful to smooth over some of the bumps of human contact. It's a very empowering book, teaching how the reader how to stand up for their rights while not tromping on the rights of others.
This is for conflicts with the average person. In some situations, the ideas in this book fall short and may actually inflame the attacker. When that may be the case, I highly recommend her other book "Take the Bully by the Horns: Stop Unethical, Uncooperative, or Unpleasant People from Running and Ruining Your Life".
Whether used in the business or personal life, "Tongue Fu!" is a necessary resource to learn how to be more responsive and get more accomplished with grace. Not only will I be incorporating some of the techniques in my private life, I will be recommending it to my hypnotherapy and coaching clients.
(From quoting Linda-Ann Stewart, USA)
Target readers:
Anyone who hopes to be a better person in conflict management.
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Sam Horn, president of Action Seminars, has given workshops to 350,000 people in more than fifty cities across the country and has also written Concrete Confidence. She hosts a weekly radio show called Sam Says on Maui's most-listened-to station, KLHI. Tongue Fu! has been featured in Family Circle, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, and USA Today, to name a few. Her impressive client list includes Young President's Organization, Hewlett-Packard, U.S. Navy, the IRS, American Bankers Association, and Four Seasons Hotels. She is a member of the National Speakers Organization, and she lives in Maui, Hawaii, with her family.
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From Publisher
If you've ever been tongue-tied - or if you've ever given a tongue-lashing (and regretted it), Tongue Fu! offers constructive alternatives that will turn hostility into harmony and help you avoid a mental breakdown in the face of aggression. With straightforward strategies and proven techniques, Tongue Fu! examines almost every kind of verbal conflict - from fights with your spouse or a stalemate with the kids - and shows how to use martial arts for the mind and mouth to deflect attacks, disarm disputes, and defuse any explosive situation. With Tongue Fu! you will learn words to use (and words to lose) in tense situations, the power of the phrase "You're right," the tools to use when people push your "hot buttons," how to handle a verbal bully who enjoys attacking and tormenting, how to gracefully exit an argument, what to say when you don't know what to say, how to use silence to your advantage, how to be pleasantly unpleasant, and how to take charge of your emotions.
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Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power, USA
<2008-05-14 00:00>
This is a terrific book, full of verbal 're-engineering' designed to refocus us toward greater fulfillment in our dialogues with others through better communication.
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The Chicago Tribune, USA
<2008-05-14 00:00>
Frustrated? Try some verbal kung fu. These verbal techniques for 'fast-forwarding through frustration' help keep inner harmony. |
John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women are from Venus, USA
<2008-05-14 00:00>
This is a great book! Tongue Fu! puts a new twist on communiction. Everyone should read it!
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Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA
<2008-05-14 00:00>
Tongue Fu! is a practical and easy-to-read book on the important topic of interpersonal relationships. Many stories beautifully illustrate the immediate, usable ideas on how to get along better with just about anyone, anytime, anywhere. The world would be a more peaceful and harmonious place if people practiced the enduring principles presented in this book. Tongue Fu! is destined to be a classic.
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