In Straight Talk , Robert Maidment offers a fresh look at the most common pitfalls of communication, examining the conscious and unconscious ways we confuse, mislead, and frustrate one another. He invites readers to master the art of capable communications by thinking, talking, listening and writing straight. This concise, readable, and witty book uses 82 illustrative situations from everyday life to show us how to say what we mean and to mean what we say. Robert Maidment, professor of educational planning at Williamsburg's College of William and Mary, knows the value of effective management. His books provide the reader with the fundamentals of organization, successful communication, and effective listening. He also is the author of Tuning In: A Guide to Effective Listening , Write It Right: A Guide to Better Messages , and Robert's Rules of Disorder , all published by Pelican.

Straight Talk: A Guide to Saying More with Less

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Maidment, Robert

Psychology & Counseling

Arcadia Publishing

One of Americaï¿½s foremost communication specialists teaches readers how to expand their listening skills.

Tuning In: A Guide to Effective Listening

Pelican Publishing

Offers the writer and nonwriter alike sharp, effective, witty pointers.

Write It Right: A Guide to Better Messages

Business & Money

Skills

Firebird Press

The Group: Dealing With Difficult People

Hanny, Robert

Classworks

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