Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold Real Conversations That Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results

  • 3h 57m
  • John R. Stoker
  • McGraw-Hill
  • 2013

In Overcoming Fake Talk, business communication guru John R. Stoker offers proven advice for turning challenging confrontations into rewarding exchanges that foster collaboration, improve performance, and achieve results.

About the Author

John R. Stoker is the founder and president of DialogueWORKS, LLC. In these roles, John has worked extensively with numerous organizations, helping them increase their capacity to enhance effectiveness and improve results.

In this Book

  • Overcoming Fake Talk—How to Hold Real Conversations That Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results
  • Foreword
  • Introduction—How Do You Begin?
  • What Keeps You Up at Night?
  • Why Can’t You See What’s Happening? The Awareness Principle—Choose to Be Conscious
  • What Are REAL Conversations? The Knowledge Principle—Do to Know
  • Do You Ruin Everything by Being You? The Reflection Principle—Reflect Reflections
  • How Do You Get Out of Your Stinking Thinking? The Perception Principle—Recognize and Suspend to Uncover
  • Can You Talk About What Really Matters? The Preparation Principle—Prepare or Beware
  • Do You Open Your Mouth and Remove All Doubt? The Expression Principle—Express Your Intention
  • How Is the Answer in the Question? The Discovery Principle—Ask to Reveal
  • Why Ego Off? The Connection Principle—Listen and Attend to Connect
  • Progression—How Do You Move Forward?
  • Appendix
  • Notes
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