Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond

Great communication book! If you want to better your communication skills this is definitely the book you are looking for. 100% recommended!

In keeping with its title, Simply Said offers a host of practical measures for improving one's communication. But the greatest gift that Jay Sullivan gives to the reader is a challenge that often times is none too simple - to reset the compass needle of your communications such that it directs you through others' doorways. Brevity does breed clarity, but nothing fosters understanding and engagement more than tuning your messages to the frequency of those receiving them.

You’ll learn whatever the communication medium or purpose, make it about the audience, not you. This book will take you through various communication mediums and coach you on the best approach, ne that is human and not self-centered.

I was recently asked to chair a large committee meeting, consisting of approximately 30 respected peers held over 2 days, and the outcome of the meeting would have implications for millions of dollars of resource allocation. Clearly a daunting task, and one that I wanted to fulfill to the best of my abilities. I've long recognized that I have multiple limitations in my presentation skills (too many "uhs", rambling, speaking too quickly). I downloaded samples of about ten books, including this one. Ultimately, I selected it because it presented a wholistic perspective, one which emphasized the audience perspective (how can I help them), and wove it consistently through multiple different presentation scenarios--public speaking, chairing a meeting, one-on-one meetings. The advice is very pragmatic, the book highlights key passages/sections (thus allowing for speed-reading), and its emphasis on helping others aligns with my own personal goals (acknowledging that I am at best intermittent in achieving them). The Amazon Kindle ability to highlight text and then later access it from your personal Amazon page is also a very valuable resource so that you can return to the key text easily, wherever you are (search in Google for "your highlights kindle" for instructions). So how did the meeting go, you may be wondering? Overall, while I made some mistakes, I think I did much better than I have done in the past, and credit this book with part of that success. In conclusion, this was a transformative book that is well worth the effort and stands out from other books on public speaking.

This book has many valuable suggestions for speaking and writing effectively. The author’s emphasis on the other person is an engaging and important perspective.

The book has a lot of content. From presentations skills, to how to communicate to our customers, to how to delegate to other. It gives good high-level overview of each element of business communication. It gives a good overview of each facet of communication and provides practical tips. The layout is useful and some of the examples provided support the presented suggestions. The book needs a good editing. 1) Less is more. Because the book touches on some many different forms of communication, it doesn't really gets deep into each form. Which is a shame. If some sections where left out, other sections could be explored more deeper. 2) In ever chapter, it's been mentioned that the author works for a training company. This is becoming annoying as it feels you're reading a brochure. It diminishes the book. 3) Some paragraphs are repeated as highlight sections. Word for word. Which means some text is listed double.

This book is excellent. So many books provide great theory or perspective, but little practical guidance to put it to action. Others provide "what you should do" without the "why you should do it.". This books strikes a remarkable balance of both on nearly every page. You'll take away what to do, how to do it, and why. It's communicated concisely, clearly, and cohesively - exactly as you'd expect from such a title. I'm thoroughly impressed.

It helps me with growing my conversation skills during work.

Did I really order this? What the heck was I thinking? Guess I'll give it 5 stars.

Very informative and well written

Clear, easy to follow book with plenty of examples. Great read for simple, clear writing.

Good product

Ich hab mir das Buch auf Empfehlung einer Freundin gekauft. Sie hat davon geschwärmt mit welchen einfachen Schritten man seine rhetorischen Fähigkeiten verbessern kann. ✅ das Buch ist handlich und hat eine angenehme Schriftgröße. ✅ Ich fand die Vorgehensweise vom Autor zum einen sehr interessant und leicht nachzuvollziehen. Es gibt ein methodisches Schritt für Schritt Verfahren das mir zum einen ermöglicht meine Muster und Potentiale zu erkennen. ✅ der Autor beschreibt anhand nachvollziehbaren Situationen um seine Rhetorik besser einzusetzen und gibt uns damit ein Schritt für Schritt verfahren uns rhetorisch zu verbessern. ✅ mir hat es konkret geholfen indem es mich zum Denken angeregt hat und wie man es kennt muss man das erlernte Anwenden um besser zu werden :) ⛔️ das Buch ist leider nur auf Englisch zu finden. Zumindest habe ich kein deutsches Exemplar gefunden. Wem die englische Sprache nichts ausmacht, dem kann ich dieses Buch nur ans Herz legen. Ist interessant geschrieben und hat möglicherweise einen tollen Effekt auf deine Rethorik.