9780471157014-0471157015-How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: Getting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: Getting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense

ISBN-13: 9780471157014
ISBN-10: 0471157015
Edition: 1
Author: Suzette Haden Elgin
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Format: Hardcover 207 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780471157014
ISBN-10: 0471157015
Edition: 1
Author: Suzette Haden Elgin
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Format: Hardcover 207 pages

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How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: Getting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (ISBN-13: 9780471157014 and ISBN-10: 0471157015), written by authors Suzette Haden Elgin, was published by Jossey-Bass in 1997. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Psychology & Counseling (Communication, Words, Language & Grammar , Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Communication & Media Studies, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: Getting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Psychology & Counseling books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.33.

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As bestselling author Suzette Haden Elgin proves, you don't have tolive your life on red alert. With her Gentle Art of VerbalSelf-Defense techniques, you'll be able to respond clearly tohostile comments from others--or deliver necessary negativemessages of your own--without sacrificing your dignity orprinciples. You'll learn to:
* Keep domestic disagreements from escalating
* Deliver criticism to coworkers, employers, or employees
* Handle aggressive, negative comments about race, politics, orreligion
* Provide discipline without increasing hostility
* Use language that reduces tension and creates rapport in everysituation

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