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    How to Win Any Argument
    How to Win Any Argument
    How to Win Any Argument
    Audiobook (abridged)3 hours

    How to Win Any Argument

    Written by Robert Mayer

    Narrated by David Drummond

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    Are you the parent of an argumentative teen or a teen with an argumentative parent? Are you anticipating an argument with your boss when you ask for a raise? Are you expecting trouble from a supplier, contractor, landlord, or subordinate? Or do you just ignore conflict situations hoping that they'll magically disappear or solve themselves? The art of argument. It's mysterious and powerful. It's the art of having things go your way. But also it's the art of getting out of your own way. It's having The Moves. But it's also about having The Touch. Arguing. There's the rough and tumble of the norm, the amateur's game. Then there's the pro's game—always knowing what to say, how to say it, and when to say it. Winning arguments without quarreling, squabbling, tussling, wrangling, bickering, raising your voice, losing your cool, or coming to blows. Winning arguments without bulldozing and browbeating the other guy. Winning arguments by finessing rather than forcing, kickin' butt or being in the other guy's face. Winning arguments without offending or embarrassing anyone, including yourself. Winning arguments with confidence, grace and ease.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2005
    ISBN9781593163822
    Author

    Robert Mayer

    Robert Mayer has written for Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, GQ, and more. His first novel, Superfolks, changed superhero fiction forever. Best-selling author John Grisham called his The Dreams of Ada "a fascinating book, a wonderful reminder of how good true-crime writing can be." Mayer lives in New Mexico with his tapestry-weaving wife, La Donna, and their people-loving pit bull.

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    • 4/5
      The "Table of Tactics" is brilliant: 1. Gain Self-control, 2. Construct a Consent Zone, 3. Link Inside, 4. Lead Inside, 5. Create "sounds right" reasons, 6. what NOT to say, 7. Words, 8. Questions, 9. Clinching, 10. The Hail Mary, 11. Finesse, 12. Writing, 13. Telephone, 14. Audience, 15. Meetings. [Topical paraphrasing of the titles]Communicably written, although not "well", and repeatedly honks that fog buoy, How To Be a Winner...as if you too can become a Magic Person by reading this book. Still, this approach is true at every level, and beginning with the first step -- find the Still Center of Self-control (and empower the little rascal). Wonderful stories - written by one who understands the importance of parables, and useful ideas.

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    • 3/5
      Learnt a lot from this book and it gave me confidence in going into high stakes meeting.