Words Can Change Your Brain : 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy
by Newberg, Andrew; Waldman, Mark RobertFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-06-14
Publisher(s): Hudson Street Press
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Summary
Based on the newest brain-scan research, Newberg and Waldman have discovered neurologically enhancing techniques to change the dynamics of any conversation by generating deep empathy and trust.
Author Biography
Andrew Newberg, M.D. is the Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling Why God Won’t Go Away, and his research has been featured in Time, Newsweek, Oprah Magazine, and on the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the BBC and NPR.
Mark Robert Waldman is Adjunct Faculty at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, where he teaches Executive Communication in the EMBA program. He is a business and personal development coach and the author of twelve books, including the bestselling How God Changes Your Brain, (co-authored with Newberg and named by Oprah as one of nine “must read” books for 2012).
Mark Robert Waldman is Adjunct Faculty at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, where he teaches Executive Communication in the EMBA program. He is a business and personal development coach and the author of twelve books, including the bestselling How God Changes Your Brain, (co-authored with Newberg and named by Oprah as one of nine “must read” books for 2012).
Table of Contents
| Authors Note | p. vii |
| The Evidence: The Neuroscience of Communication, Consciousness, Cooperation, and Trust | |
| A New Way to Converse | p. 3 |
| The Power of Words | p. 23 |
| The Many Languages of the Brain | p. 39 |
| The Language of Consciousness | p. 53 |
| The Language of Cooperation | p. 77 |
| The Language of Trust | p. 87 |
| The Strategies: Developing New Communication Skills | |
| Inner Values: The Foundation of Conscious Living | p. 103 |
| Twelve Steps to Intimacy, Cooperation, and Trust | p. 121 |
| Compassionate Communication: Retraining Your Social Brain | p. 147 |
| The Application: Practicing Effective Communication with Others | |
| Compassionate Communication with Loved Ones | p. 165 |
| Compassionate Communication in the Workplace | p. 183 |
| Compassionate Communication with Kids | p. 197 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 209 |
| Compassionate Communication Training: CDs, Mp3s, Workbooks, Webinars, and Workshops | p. 211 |
| Compassionate Communication Training Protocol for Couples | p. 213 |
| Compassionate Communication Research Study | p. 217 |
| Notes | p. 219 |
| Index | p. 253 |
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