How to Have Impossible Conversations

How to Have Impossible Conversations
Author :
Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 272
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780738285344
ISBN-13 : 073828534X
Rating : 4/5 (34X Downloads)

Book Synopsis How to Have Impossible Conversations by : Peter Boghossian

Download or read book How to Have Impossible Conversations written by Peter Boghossian and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your life with this indispensable guide from a persuasion expert. In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall—or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative—dialogue shuts down when perspectives clash. Heated debates often lead to insults and shaming, blocking any possibility of productive discourse. Everyone seems to be on a hair trigger. In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation—whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds. They cover everything from learning the fundamentals for good conversations to achieving expert-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. This book is the manual everyone needs to foster a climate of civility, connection, and empathy. "This is a self-help book on how to argue effectively, conciliate, and gently persuade. The authors admit to getting it wrong in their own past conversations. One by one, I recognize the same mistakes in me. The world would be a better place if everyone read this book." —Richard Dawkins, author of Science in the Soul and Outgrowing God

How to Have Impossible Conversations Related Books

How to Have Impossible Conversations
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Peter Boghossian
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-17 - Publisher: Hachette UK

GET EBOOK

From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your life with this indispensable guide from a persuasion expert. In
A Manual for Creating Atheists
Language: en
Pages: 267
Authors: Peter Boghossian
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-01 - Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)

GET EBOOK

For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the fai
Strange Glow
Language: en
Pages: 507
Authors: Timothy J. Jorgensen
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-23 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

GET EBOOK

The fascinating science and history of radiation More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regular
Fierce Conversations (Revised and Updated)
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Susan Scott
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-01-06 - Publisher: Penguin

GET EBOOK

Fully revised and updated—the national bestselling communication skills guide that will help you achieve personal and professional success one conversation at
I Never Thought of It That Way
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Mónica Guzmán
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-03-08 - Publisher: BenBella Books

GET EBOOK

PORCHLIGHT BOOKS JUNE 2022 NONFICTION BESTSELLER “I can see this book helping estranged parties who are equally invested in bridging a gap—it could be assig