How to Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening

How to Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening

by Julian Treasure

Narrated by Julian Treasure

Unabridged — 12 hours, 29 minutes

How to Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening

How to Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening

by Julian Treasure

Narrated by Julian Treasure

Unabridged — 12 hours, 29 minutes

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Overview

Learn communication skills secrets from one of the most successful TED Talks stars of all time.

Transform your communication skills: Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Renowned five time TED Talks speaker and author Julian Treasure reveals how to speak so that people listen - and how to listen so that people feel heard. As this leading sound expert demonstrates via interviews with world-class speakers, professional performers and CEOs atop their field, the secret lies in developing simple habits that can transform our communication skills, the quality of our relationships and our impact in the world.

Effective speaking, listening, and understanding skills: How to be Heard includes never-before-seen exercises to develop your communication skills that are as effective at home as in the boardroom or conference call. Julian Treasure offers an inspiring vision for a sonorous world of effective speaking, listening and understanding.

Communication skills secrets and tips discussed in How to be Heard include :

Sound affects us all: how to make it work for you and improve your wellbeing, effectiveness and happiness. Why listening matters. How listening and speaking affect one another.

The seven deadly sins of speaking and listening, and how to avoid them; the four cornerstones of powerful speaking and listening.

How to listen and why we don't. Your listening filters, and how to use them. Five simple exercises to achieve conscious listening. Tips from great listeners. Inner listening.

Your voice: the instrument we all play, and how to play it beautifully. The power of your vocal toolbox and how to build your speaking power; tricks of great speakers; simple exercises and practices to develop your voice.

Saying what you mean: how to plan and structure content so you always hit the bullseye. Clean language. Secrets of rhetoric; great speeches unpacked; exercises and methods to achieve clarity, precision and impact. Five danger words to avoid.

Stagecraft: how to deliver a great talk. Practice, preparation, tools and aids, common mistakes and how to avoid them, stage presence - how to act and talk like a top professional speaker and win over any audience. The five most common errors and how to avoid them.


Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Julian Treasure wants to make the world a better sounding place. In my book, that’s worth listening to.” — Simon Honywill, Consultant Sound Engineer - Glastonbury Festivals, TED Global

“Julian’s books should be bibles for anyone who works in sound communication. I’ve been doing it for 40 years, teaching it for 20, and still I learn from him every time I open a page.” — Tony Hertz, Hertz: Radio & Brand Sound, Manila

“Julian takes an everyday subject that we all take for granted and provides a glimpse "behind the curtain" of the detail and science of noise. From there, he explains how to turn this to your advantage and really be heard and also to listen fully. His words are so clear, you can almost hear his voice talking directly to you! This is a practical how-to guide which will help you achieve much more with your voice and to really get your thoughts across.” — Bronwen Gibbs

“Julian is on the cutting edge of changing how many perceive our world, with practical advice mixed with a fresh and innovative approach around the fields of sound and communication. I have benefitted from his advice and generosity and I would advise anyone to tune in to his world and thinking” — Richard Francis, Founder, Senscape

“Julian's book must be a standard text for all young people, to ensure that listening skills help to create a better world for us to live in.” — Chris Perry, Global Job Coach

“How to be Heard has had a positive effect on my conscious ability to listen and communicate better. The book is a must read for anyone who wants to improve their listening skills and understand the effect sound has on day to day life. It has benefitted my business; improved dialogue between the team and made us happier, calmer and most of all made us feel we are heard!” — Karen Oliver, MD, Zebedee Creations

“Julian Treasure is such an important voice in a world so saturated in noise. Everyone should follow his excellent and timely lessons. Stop the chatter and start listening – preferably to him!” — Liza Dezfouli, Writer

“Julian Treasure has long since been an inspirational voice for applied sound. His suggestion that politicians' “talks” should be called “listens” made me smile at its simplicity and geniality. Julian is well-respected in the small circle of international applied sound communication. He has now firmly occupied the territory of the effects of the spoken word as THE authority. In his new book, he expands the borders from concentration on the recipient to include the transmitter and delivers powerful insights on how to use words to their maximum effect. Apart from that, he is a rather nice bloke!” — John Groves, Founder, GROVES Sound Branding

FEBRUARY 2019 - AudioFile

Apart from his clear-toned voice and flawless delivery, what makes this audiobook so seductive is the visceral way the author’s narration pulls in listeners and kindles interest in his thinking.The British communications expert and magnetic TED speaker knows a lot about how humans react to all forms of sound. His broad knowledge of the neurology of sound is also part of this pleasing presentation, but the most valuable part is his wisdom on connecting with others when speaking and listening. More or less a compilation of Treasure’s most popular TED offerings, these are crafty, practical insights that will elevate the way listeners connect with others, whether they’re giving a professional talk, persuading a colleague, or deepening a personal relationship. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2019 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169695809
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 03/06/2018
Edition description: Unabridged
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