Supercommunicators

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Power of Habit, a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work—and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life“A winning combination of stories, studies, and guidance that might well transform the worst communicators you know into some of the best.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again and Hidden PotentialONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDCome inside a jury room as one juror leads a starkly divided room to consensus. Join a young CIA officer as he recruits a reluctant foreign agent. And sit with an accomplished surgeon as he tries, and fails, to convince yet another cancer patient to opt for the less risky course of treatment. In Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden la

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit, an investigation of what makes conversations work, and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in our livesThe right conversation, at the right moment, can change everything.We all know people who seem capable of connecting with anyone. They are the ones we turn to for advice, who ask the best questions—but who are also able to hear what goes unsaid, what we are really trying to say.Why are these people so good at connecting? And what can they tell us about how communication works?Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg argues, understand—some by intuition, some by hard-won experience—that there is a science to how human beings connect. They understand that every time we speak to someone, we’re actually engaging in one of three conversations: What is this really about? How do we feel? And, Who are we? They know the importance of identifying what kind of conversation we’re having, and then matching it, so tha

在這個誰也聽不到誰說話的年代，我們太需要這本人際連結指南。對話無所不在，學會聆聽、說服、連結，在紛亂的世界中自在溝通。Plus──釐清3種對話類型，任何人都能成為超級溝通者！★為什麼兩個人溝通，有時能合拍，有時卻無法？為什麼有些社群歡迎多元的看法，有些卻容易質疑新的意見？有些領導人的話能激勵人心、起而行動，有些人同樣具有熱情，卻無法撫平雜音？溝通順暢，或許只是成功對話的假象？◆內容簡介《為什麼我們這樣生活，那樣工作？》（The Power of Habit）作者最新力作，精彩探索對話能發揮作用的要素——以及我們所有人如何能在工作和生活中，學著成為超級溝通者 什麼樣的人是超級溝通者？就是能毫不費力讓對話成功產生結論的人。他們可以處理各種困難的主題，但又不得罪人。他們可以讓對方感到輕鬆自在，並傳達自己所思所想。他們是聰明的協調者，足以引導決策的形成。他們是怎麼做到的？ 在這本具開創性的新作中，杜希格揭開超級溝通者事事都能溝通成功的祕密，以及溝通的藝術與科學。他詳細剖析日常生活中不同類型的對話，釐清為何有些對話得以順暢進行，有些卻無疾而終。他更進一步指出，有哪些提問與策略可以讓人們通力合作，而有些尷尬至極的互動又要如何成功逆轉。論述過程中，他精彩解釋一位CIA探員是如何說服並吸收某個最初不情不願的間諜，某個陪審團成員是如何讓其他陪審員重新檢視一個乍看判決結果顯而易見的案子，還有一名醫生要如何應對反疫苗的病人。 杜希格運用他標誌性的說故事技巧，深入淺出介紹各界的研究，告訴我們人人都有可能學著辨識並化解那些隱形的干擾。最難能可貴的是，作者一一展示與他人成功連結的技巧，無論情況有多棘手。這本書不僅收錄了精彩絕倫的案例分享，還有各種最新的研究結果，任何人讀完之後，都會重新看待自己說出口的話語和說話的方式。◆本書特色▲這本書徹底探討何謂「成功的溝通」：當我們張口說話、打開耳朵聆聽，腦中到底發生了什麼事？溝通順暢或阻礙重重，是出於哪些出人意料的因素？還有與人圓滿對談之後，那種水乳交融的狀態？這些都是真實發生的事件：出自人類生理機制深層的神經鏡象化。▲本書主要分為三部分──聆聽、說服、連結：1）對話要成功，除了必須具備邏輯跟理路，也要訴諸情感層面。2）如何說話，包含我們述說的故事、倚賴的隱喻及典故，如何形容自身的經驗，甚至是語調及節奏。3）分析對話成功與否，也可以運用經濟學的工具