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'Could there be a more relevant book for our times? Vengoechea implores us to truly hear other people (maybe for the first time) and is the perfect author of a book on why we should listen like we mean it' - Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable
Hear me out. Does this sound like you?
You end a team meeting and can't recall a single thing that was said.
You leave a conversation with a friend feeling disconnected and unfulfilled.
You think you and your boss are on the same page, only to find out you haven't been meeting expectations.
Fortunately, listening, like any communication skill, can be improved, and Ximena Vengoechea can show you how. As a user researcher, she has spent nearly a decade facilitating hundreds of conversations at LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest. It's her job to uncover the truth behind how people use, and really think about, her company's products. In Listen Like You Mean It, she reveals the tips and tricks of the trade, including:
- How to quickly build rapport with strangers
- Which questions help people unlock what they need to say
- When it's time to throw out the script entirely
- How to recover from listener's drain
A propos de l'auteur
Ximena Vengoechea is a UX Research Manager at Pinterest, previously at Twitter and LinkedIn, and a contributor at Fast Company and The Muse, where she writes about personal and professional development. Her work has also been published in Inc., The Washington Post, Newsweek, and Huffington Post. In 2018, she was named one of Mixpanel's Women in Data & Product to Watch. Listen Like You Mean It is her first book.
Résumé
Drawing from her own research sessions, as well as stories from and interviews with marriage counsellors, life coaches, filmmakers, podcast hosts and other real-life listening experts, Ximena Vengoechea shows us how to listen better so that we can all feel heard, connected and understood in a world that keeps getting louder and louder.
Préface
Drawing from her own research sessions, as well as stories from and interviews with marriage counsellors, life coaches, filmmakers, podcast hosts and other real-life listening experts, Ximena Vengoechea shows us how to listen better so that we can all feel heard, connected and understood in a world that keeps getting louder and louder.
Texte suppl.
An engaging and approachable book clearly crafted by a professional communicator, this is an essential guide to listening to and truly hearing others. A helpful read for personal and professional development, or an unsubtle gift for encouraging more meaningful conversations.
Commentaire
This is a book about generosity and dignity, about caring enough to actually let the truth come through. In the race to build the next big thing, too often we forget to build the right thing Seth Godin, author of The Practice
