English Communication

One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie’s groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed.

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers - and also our brains - create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.

Do you have trouble keeping your team focused, motivated, and committed to the pursuit of their assigned goals? The truth is, the majority of bosses fail to inspire their employees to be engaged and productive at work. And they're often frustrated by their inability to incite their team to action.

Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you don't need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you you’re not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable that's an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to delivering effectively.

Cultivate effective communication and a lasting relationship. Communication Miracles for Couples by psychotherapist, popular professional speaker, and best-selling author Jonathan Robinson has helped hundreds of thousands of couples repair their relationships and their marriages. Continuously in print since 1997, Communication Miracles for Couples has sold over 100,000 copies. Whether you are looking to enhance your relationship or want to resolve existing conflict, successful techniques taught by Jonathan Robinson can help you develop effective communication.

Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us don't know how to have difficult conversations, and we see confrontation as scary or adversarial.

Become the effective, proactive leader you aspire to be with this practical tool kit for leading people and organizations.

Are you with the one you love, but struggling with the “happily ever after” part? Do you feel trapped in old cycles that you can’t seem to break free of? Are you desperate to find your way back to one another? I’ve been there, and I know how hopeless and painful it can feel. But as crazy as it sounds, rock bottom can be the perfect foundation onto which to build something beautiful. In this workbook, you’ll start exactly where you are, as the unique couple you are.

Caring for a loved one with dementia comes with unique challenges sometimes at your own expense. You couldn't shake off the feeling any longer. You convince your loved one to get checked after showing multiple signs and symptoms. And as their doctor explains the results, the world around you slows down. Your feelings were correct - your loved one has dementia. And then reality hits: No one in your family has caregiving experience.

The New York Times best-selling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship, now fully revised with a new foreword and a brand-new chapter.

Most women - even successful professionals - have trouble speaking up. Have you ever kicked yourself for what you should have said? Have you ever been afraid to speak up, been certain you didn’t have the right words? Even the most intelligent women were often brought up to be passive or never learned the skills involved in effective assertiveness. Now, this powerful, practical guide offers proven techniques that empower women to express themselves in any situation and gain the respect and admiration of others.

To listen actively is to listen with complete attention and an engaged mind and body. And, while it may come naturally to some, it's also a skill that can be honed through practice. Active Listening Techniques will help you do just that, so you can ensure the people around you feel respected, understood, and heard. Through 30 practical communication tools, you'll acquire the skills you need to better get your message across, allowing you to cultivate healthier personal relationships, achieve greater career success, and more.

"Overcome Overthinking and Anxiety in Your Relationship" is your guide to banishing worry and overthinking from your love life. If you're caught in a battle between heart and mind, feeling disconnected, or craving more joy and understanding with your partner, this audiobook is the key to unlocking a happier, healthier relationship.

Regardless of whether you work in an office, remotely, or hybrid, we are all virtual communicators. Andrew Brodsky is here to explain that, yes, that meeting could have been an email. And that email? Maybe it should have been a voice memo. Your camera? It’s okay to turn it off, sometimes even better. Many of us give far too little thought to our virtual communication, and end up feeling isolated, overlooked and burnt out. Ping distils Brodsky’s cutting-edge social science research on remote communication tools.

We're trying to get something done that really matters to us. To do this we need to work with others. But these others include people we don't agree with or like or trust, so working with them seems impossible - like collaborating with the enemy. What can we do?

Develop the ability to communicate confidently in English as a CEO - from small talk to investment pitches to board meetings - with these essential skills and strategies from a former CEO, founder, and now an executive business English coach.

The rules of relationships have changed. In our generational movement toward wholeness, women want to be more than mothers and homemakers, and men aspire to loving relationships rather than simply being warriors and work machines. The age-old distinctions between male and female roles have blurred, and the rules of relationships have not yet caught up, creating confusion and frustration.

In The Sense of Style, the best-selling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the 21st century, Pinker doesn’t carp about the decline of language or recycle pet peeves from the rulebooks of a century ago. Instead, he applies insights from the sciences of language and mind to the challenge of crafting clear, coherent, and stylish prose.

Picture-perfect storybook romances don't exist in real life. Couples fight. Feelings of love wax and wane through the years. So, how can you reignite passion and intimacy in your relationship, cultivate greater understanding and compassion between yourself and your partner, and bring the joy back to your love life? In this fully revised edition of ACT with Love, therapist and world-renowned ACT expert Russ Harris shows how developing psychological flexibility can help you and your partner strengthen your relationship.

At work, we’re taught to lead the conversation. On social media, we shape our personal narratives. At parties, we talk over one another. So do our politicians. We’re not listening. And no one is listening to us. Despite living in a world where technology allows constant digital communication and opportunities to connect, it seems no one is really listening or even knows how. And it’s making us lonelier, more isolated, and less tolerant than ever before. A listener by trade, New York Times contributor Kate Murphy wanted to know how we got here.