The Mouth Trap: Strategies, Tips, and Secrets to Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth [Paperback]

Gary Seigel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008

Ever put your foot in your mouth?

Some believe it's a genetic problem--"bad wiring" installed in the brain that forces people to open mouth and insert foot. Others believe it's a personality trait they can't change or control.

If you have ever had a conversation with a difficult person who you wished you had handled differently, The Mouth Trap will show you how to deliver a message and achieve the outcome you desire every time you speak.

You'll learn how to:
* Develop the confidence to repair mistakes, apologize, and create peace.
* Become adept at responding right the first time.
* Discover ways to navigate smoothly around difficult people with seemingly irresolvable work issues.
* Apply many of these same strategies, tips, and secrets to e-mails, so that you engage readers instead of irritate them.

Based on Dr. Gary's research and techniques taught to thousands nationwide, this book offers easy-to-follow guidelines that will help you script your way to success, even in the most confrontational, hard-to-manage situations.

The Mouth Trap will help transform your communication skills so that you'll receive the respect, appreciation, and monetary rewards you deserve.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"[This is] the most dynamic, amazingly practical way to tactfully get what you want quickly and efficiently. Don't have a conversation without it!"
--Mike Burke, training administrator for the US Marine Corp Maintenance Center, Barstow, California

About the Author

Gary Seigel, Ph.D., president of Fly High Productions, is a motivational speaker, performance coach, and consultant. Dr. Gary inspires audiences across the country to write and speak with tact and finesse. His clients include Chevron, Symantec Corp., Farmer's Insurance, the United States Navy, the United States Marines, Los Angeles Municipal Water District, City of Glendale, and Coldwell Banker. He has written articles for numerous publications including Realty Times and The American Novel and the Movies. He also co-owned one of the first franchises of California Closets and taught English at West Los Angeles College and Rutgers University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564149951
• ISBN-13: 978-1564149954
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary Seigel, Ph.D., President of Fly High Productions, is a motivational speaker, performance coach and consultant,. Based in Los Angeles, Dr. Gary inspires audiences across the country to write and speak with tact and finesse. His clients include Chevron, Symantec Corp., Farmer's Insurance, United States Navy, United States Marines, Los Angeles Municipal Water District, City of Glendale, and Coldwell Banker. He has written articles for numerous publications including Realty Times, the American Society of Trainers and Developers, and The American Novel and the Movies. He also co-owned one of the first franchises of California Closets and taught English at West Los Angeles College and Rutgers University.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Modern Advice for a Changing World, April 16, 2008

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Laura A. Simms "Professordoctormom" (Sterling Heights, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mouth Trap: Strategies, Tips, and Secrets to Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth (Paperback)

Dr. Seigel has sound advice for managing a world dominated by fast communication styles. I was particularly impressed with his M.A.D.E. acronym for planning email communication (pp. 185-187). It helped me understand how to avoid putting too much detail in emails. He is right on target with a comment about social styles (p. 98) thinking ahead as to how they can interrupt. I like the way he linked examples to characters in the famous Harry Potter novels (p. 45). He demonstrates, on p. 65, how the curse of knowledge can damage us. His book is sprinkled with humorous, real-world examples and was easy to read. I enjoyed his work.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm so glad I found this book!, May 13, 2008

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R. Freedman "Big mouth" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mouth Trap: Strategies, Tips, and Secrets to Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth (Paperback)

Dr. Seigel has written a smart, direct, witty book that I wish I'd read when I was younger! I strongly recommend it to anyone who has to interact with other people (and isn't that everyone?), to anyone who has ever struggled with how to handle an awkward situation or stumbled over how to say just the right words in a given situation. This book is expertly written, everything is easy to understand and digest and, most importantly, it is full of practical advice that you can use right now. And it's fun to read. What more can you ask? I'm going to give it to all my friends on their birthdays (and to other people anonymously!).

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!, June 3, 2008

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A Raving Fan (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mouth Trap: Strategies, Tips, and Secrets to Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth (Paperback)

Dr. Gary Seigel has written an amazing, entertaining book teaching how to keep your foot out of your mouth. The graphics, fonts and "test questions" took what could be a very dry subject and made it very interactive and fun.
I only wish this book would have been available when I started my career. Many communication blunders could have been avoided.
"The Mouthtrap" should be required reading for every high school and college student!