In this practical and eye-opening guide, linguistics expert Jonathan Clifton cracks the secret codes of spoken language used by successful speakers to achieve their aims, and explains how you can use them in your own life.
In this practical and eye-opening guide, linguistics expert Jonathan Clifton cracks the secret codes of spoken language used by successful speakers to achieve their aims, and explains how you can use them in your own life.
Dr Jonathan Clifton is a conversation analyst. He is an associate professor at the Université Polytechnic Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes, France and an associate editor of the International Journal of Business Communication.For more than 20 years, he has taught business communication at various European universities. He is the author of over 50 academic articles on communication, edited numerous collections, and has co-authored two books. He has a doctorate in applied linguistics. This is his first work for a popular market, in which he explains the science of language.
Inhaltsangabe
Why read this book? 10 1. Introduction 13 PART ONE: ANALYSES OF REAL-LIFE TALK 22 2. Courtroom talk 25 3. Apologising 36 4. The sales pitch 47 5. Debating 56 6. Doing teacher-talk in debate 64 7. Advertising 74 8. Threatening 81 9. Negotiating 90 10. Being a good person 98 11. Remembering 105 12. Talking history 116 13. Telling tales of the unexpected 124 14. Telling war stories 137 15. Presenting 146 16. Public speaking – when it goes right 156 17. Public speaking – when it goes wrong 165 18. Doing chaos 173 19. Making small talk – when it goes right 181 20. Making small talk – when it goes wrong 189 21. Being polite and impolite 198 22. Team Talk 208 23. Having and showing knowledge 216 24. Talking twaddle 225 PART TWO: LANGUAGE ADVICE 233 THE SECRET CODES: 100 ways of talking for success 235
Why read this book? 10 1. Introduction 13 PART ONE: ANALYSES OF REAL-LIFE TALK 22 2. Courtroom talk 25 3. Apologising 36 4. The sales pitch 47 5. Debating 56 6. Doing teacher-talk in debate 64 7. Advertising 74 8. Threatening 81 9. Negotiating 90 10. Being a good person 98 11. Remembering 105 12. Talking history 116 13. Telling tales of the unexpected 124 14. Telling war stories 137 15. Presenting 146 16. Public speaking – when it goes right 156 17. Public speaking – when it goes wrong 165 18. Doing chaos 173 19. Making small talk – when it goes right 181 20. Making small talk – when it goes wrong 189 21. Being polite and impolite 198 22. Team Talk 208 23. Having and showing knowledge 216 24. Talking twaddle 225 PART TWO: LANGUAGE ADVICE 233 THE SECRET CODES: 100 ways of talking for success 235
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