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Drop the Pink Elephant: 15 Ways to Say What You Mean...and Mean What You Say

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Stating the obvious, but, guess what, the obvious are not that obvious most of the time. I am a senior executive in a Fortune 100 company, and I find this very useful for my day-to-day communications with direct reports, with peers, with boss, and even supplier, customers.

The book will change the way people perceive you. The book will also change you.

it was a good read for me.. simple concepts to grasp (though will take effort to commit to..), funny, interesting and made me look inwards... the author garnishes this book with personal notes and experiences, which i find interesting and gives the work a down to earth feeling...

Most of us grow up with bad communication habits inherited from our parents. Often times, we don't even realize they are bad. This books roots them out and replaces them with magic recipes for being liked, listened to and respected. I highly recommend reading the book and practicing its principles.

One of the good books I had read this year. Simple and easy reading book, filling with full of tips and rules to help people who read, believe and practice the tips to improve in communication skills. Everyone make mistake, at least I do make a lot of mistake. One of the major one is that I had never think before I speak. I had been holding the wrong perceptions that think and speak are for people who are fake and not genuine.

Now I understand that think before any sentence come out from your mouth is showing respect to the receiver. I felt sorry for those whom had been hurt with my words. I had been using the wrong words to express my concern and anxiety. I am now taking my first step out to improve my choice of words. I know my communication skill and my choice of words will improve by applying all the tips in this book, and continuous observation and study.

This is a refreshing book. It's well-written, entertaining, and practical.

The author is very British, which to me makes it easier to deal with than some of our more crude communication books such as the Gentle Art Of Verbal Self-Defense series. We don't need verbal "self-defense" if we learn to communicate properly in the first place.

This is nothing new in this book. Please read it anyhow. The presentation is clear and polite, and encourages us to communicate clearly and honestly rather than attempt to manipulate the listener. A good idea all around.

The first time I was reading this book my husband phoned from work saying he was going to ditch an after-work meeting and make up an excuse the next day. I read him the three "R"s the author suggests and asked my husband to try using them. He did, with enormous success. He was excused from the meeting, not required to do any "make up" work, and thanked for being up front about his situation.

"Drop The Pink Elephant" is full of simple little gems that have moved me back on track with my own communication. My first college degree was in Interpersonal Communication with an Applied Linguistics minor, but over the decades my communication had gotten sloppy. With the help of this ingenious little book, in my daughter's words, I "make sense again."

"Pink Elephant" should be required reading (and studying) for all high school and/or college students. The world would be a safer, saner place if everyone practiced its simple suggestions.

Drop the Pink Elephant is an easy-to-read book for those concerned with the issue of personal communications.

I personally feel it is a more leisure and light-hearted version of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. The ideas given in Drop the Pink Elephant are a subset and sometimes an extension to the book by Carnegie, I feel.

Written with each point clearly in short paragraphs has made reading the book comprehensive. Interesting and fun illustrations found occasionally have also made reading enjoyable!

"Drop the Pink Elephant" is a book focused on teaching readers how to communicate more effectively. Grounded in many real-world examples, Bill McFarlan organizes the subject manner in a logical and meaningful manner.

Through the extensive use of visual images and anecdotes, McFarlan covers key communication skills in an accessible and humorous manner. It is rare to find a book that bridges the gap between "doing" and "reading" as does "Drop the Pink Elephant."

I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in improving their ability to communicate.