Steve Brown's How To Talk So People Will Listen

Do you lack effective conversation skills? Do you feel like people ignore what you have to say? Do you quake with fear when talking to a group of people? Steve Brown address these questions in his book How To Talk So People Will Listen. His book teaches people how to convey their message effectively. He also educates readers on how to make themselves heard. As much as 75% of the population has a fear of speaking in front of people (“Do you suffer from glossophobia?” par. 3). Brown identifies the causes of glossophobia, fear of speaking in front of people, and addresses how to deal with them. Dr. Brown instructs readers on how to use words and other tools effectively in conversations, arguments, and in speeches.
Brown begins his book by addressing how powerful speech is. He argues that without language we would not be human. Language allows people to communicate needs, demands, and wants. Anthropologist deem how civil societies were in terms of speech (Brown 12). Brown claims that words can be used to bless, define ourselves, destroy, and affect how people will react to us. He is a Christian writer, therefore he does get into religion. Despite his religious background, he does not …show more content…
He suggest that you do not respond to the other person with judgement. People who are constantly looking down on others or never say anything positive are conversation killers. Previously Brown said that people are more interested in themselves, therefore attempt to stir the conversation towards the other person’s interest. The conversation needs to stay in the participants comfort zone (Brown 77). People may widen the comfort zone as you both grow together, yet do not force it or they may make it smaller. Brown praises the use of facts instead of feelings in beginning conversations. Facts are not something people can truly argue about, however, feelings could be debated all