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Are You Really Listening?: Keys to Successful Communication | 
| Authors: Paul J., Ph.d. Donoghue, Mary E. Siegel
Publisher: Sorin Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 36101
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1893732886
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.68
EAN: 9781893732889
ASIN: 1893732886
Publication Date: June 2005
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 Good ideas, bad execution October 21, 2008
L. Tanguay (pittsburgh)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book had some really good ideas and brought up some very good points, but the execution of the book was fairly poor. The example conversations we not convincing and were said in such a manner that I don't think would have helped the given situation. For example, the chapter on paraphrasing had the following solution to a child's opening statement:
Child: "Camp stinks this year. It's not like last year. The counselors don't care. Some of the kids are really mean."
Father: "You sound disappointed that camp is different this year and not as nice as last year, as if you were hoping that you would be as close to the counselors as you were to Brianna last summer? And it sounds like as if you felt hurt by some of the kids?"
Perhaps this conversation is an exaggeration to get the point across, but if I were a kid and I heard this, I think I would have been put off by this. Paraphrasing is defintiely a good idea, but the way the authors presented it was poor.
As for the general content of the book, it was mostly about what *not* to do. Basically, the idea of what exactly you *should* do was left open-ended. Example conversations reflected this, most of them were things you shouldn't say, not what you should. This isn't particularly useful for someone who learns by example, but I do have to admit that I have a much clearer idea of how to be a better listener.
Minus half a star - Poor conversations
Minus star and a half - Focused too much on what one shouldn't do.
Otherwise it was fabulous!
very insightful! April 8, 2008
Sheena Yurczak (East Bay, CA)
while the lessons inside are easier said than done many times, they are lessons nonetheless. i knew i wasn't a good listener and i knew i wanted to change it, and this was a great way to start the process. the best part is identifying the non-listening behavior so you can root it out! definately recommended, but just know that listening may require more than you may be willing to offer!
Are You Really Listening? November 21, 2006
Ellen M. Martin-Huff
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Relationships often flounder because of poor communication. In Are You Really Listening?, the authors make a strong case for the importance of listening attentively to improve communication. This book offers case studies, concrete examples, and clear descriptions to help the reader become a better listener. By carefully listening, people can depend their understanding and talk intimately with each other. I highly recommend this book.
A self-help guide to relationships, and the value of listening August 9, 2006
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Are You Really Listening? Keys to Successful Communication" is a self-help guide to relationships, and the value of listening - a skill desperately needed in a world prone to misunderstandings and worse. "Are You Really Listening?" isolates the factors that tend to keep people from listening, and how to identify one's own tendencies to tune out what others are saying - from the "Me Too" syndrome that tends to tune out the speaker and refocus the conversation on the self, to learning how to be heard, to how counterproductive defensiveness can be (defending oneself signals that the time of listening to the speaker's concerns have ended). "Are You Really Listening?" has the absolute highest recommendation for anyone striving to improve their communication skills and professional or personal relationships.
Finally! August 27, 2005
George
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I feel like I've been waiting forever to find a book that would neatly describe how to listen better. There are so many "self-help" books out there, but nearly all of them are ineffectual. Are You Really Listening, however, is extremely useful. I have found it so helpful in my life, because the authors wrote it using an honest and clear voice that is shared between them.
Moreover, I found the brief case illustrations to illuminate wonderfully the messages and lessons that these two experts prescribe.
Buy this book.
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