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  • Just Listen

  • Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
  • By: Mark Goulston MD
  • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (412 ratings)

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Just Listen

By: Mark Goulston MD
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist, business consultant, and coach, author Mark Goulston combines his background with the latest scientific research to help listeners turn the "impossible" and "unreachable" people in their lives into allies, devoted customers, loyal colleagues, and lifetime friends. Just Listen provides simple but powerful techniques listeners can use to really get through to people.

You'll learn how to: make a powerful and positive first impression; listen effectively; make even a total stranger (potential client) feel understood; talk an angry or aggressive person away from an instinctual, unproductive reaction and toward a more rational mindset; and achieve buy-in - the linchpin of all persuasion, negotiation, and sales.

Whether they're coworkers, friends, strangers, or enemies, the first make-or-break step in persuading anyone to do anything is getting them to hear you out. With this groundbreaking audiobook, listeners will be able to master the fine but critical art of effective communication.

©2015 Mark Goulston (P)2020 HarperCollins Leadership
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Get this book and listen to it once a year!

If you get past the author's self praising parts keep popping up throughout the book, especially at the beginning (sorry Dr.Goulston), this is a book that will serve you very well in life. I recommend listening to this book at least 2 or 3 times back to back, as it will help you to retain more knowledge with every read. I especially liked the part about BPD - Borderline personality disorder as briefly mentioned in it, and with a personal experince, I can confirm his honesty and truthfulness in it.

I hate to take off an start only for the performance for using very loud *Beeps* in one of the chapters. Initially I had to skip that chapter all together but then i made myself to come back and listen to it with a cringe. This is a book for grown ups and it is unnecessary to censor it with interruptive Beeps every 3 seconds in my opinion triggering peoples tinnitus, otherwise the performance of the narrator is spot on for this kinda book!
Highly recommend this book!

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Great Book. Gives lots of technique to follow.

This book gives a story then gives a solution then gives steps to accomplish this solution.

Later parts of the book referenced the beginning chapters.
This made me listen again to some of the beginner chapters to grasp the concept.

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Excellent book

The narration is well done and easy to listen to.
Don’t listen to the naysayers, this book is worth your time. I will listen to it over and over

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Great listen

I’ve learned several techniques from this book I’m hoping to implement more often. Give it a listen

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insightful

This book contains so many tools to be a better listener, communicator, and person. If you are looking to get ahead professionally, encourage your family to be closer, than this is the book for you. This is a book to be saved and listen/read over and over.

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This was the best book I’ve ever read. I read it twice.

The author is brilliant. He had so many great examples of how to resolve problems, handle conflicts, interview better… Here are too much to list because I loved every chapter. I have it on audiobook and plan to go back through every chapter and take notes to put on my wall in my office. I will look for every book he’s written and buy it

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Great read

This book gives great perspective as to how to deal with a wide range of social interactions and how to make the most of it. It is a great read and a highly recommend

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wow

third time thru. twice as much gleaned. this one is for the monthly re read pile.

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I am a raving fan after listening to this audio book.

The information in this book is golden. I want to listen to this over and over until everything in this book is deeply embedded and natural. I will be buying the hard copy of this book, recommending it, and reading Mark’s Other books. This book made me want to set down with the author over tea and just listen to him speak so I could soak up all his years of wisdom and knowledge.

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Power tools for better communication

I've read this book twice now. will read it again. it has so much simple yet deep insight that I wish I had found it as soon as it came out. It is well written, interesting and useful. If you want to improve your communication, and your life, this book may be the best place to begin!

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