Stop Talking, Start Communicating

Counterintuitive Secrets to Success in Business and in Life, with a foreword by Martha Mendoza

By: Geoffrey Tumlin

Narrated by: A.T. Chandler

Play dumb. Be boring.

Don't solve problems.

And above all, don't be yourself.

Not exactly what you'd expect to hear from a communication expert, but these counterintuitive strategies are precisely what we need to interact productively and meaningfully in today's digital world. Our overreliance on quick, cheap, and easy means of "staying connected" is eroding our communication skills. Speed steamrolls thoughtfulness; self-expression trumps restraint. Errors and misunderstandings increase. And our relationships suffer.

With startling insights and a dash of humor, Stop Talking, Start Communicating combines scientific research with real-world strategies to deliver a proven approach to more effective communication.

"Only Geoffrey Tumlin could write a book about a serious problem - our mounting communication deficiencies - and make me laugh and learn all the way through it. Witty, smart, and 100 percent accurate, Stop Talking, Start Communicating points the way to a better conversational future." (Tina Morris, managing director at Standard & Poor's)

"An elegantly analytical, accessible, and enjoyable guide to improving interpersonal communication, Stop Talking, Start Communicating is a key resource for anyone who wants to be a difference-making leader, manager, or team member." (Eduardo Sanchez, deputy chief medical officer of the American Heart Association)

©2016 Geoffrey Tumlin (P)2013 McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio

Very applicable

I greatly appreciated the checklists and easy to follow considerations for the types of communication situations in which we daily find ourselves.

I’m prior military service special operations like the author, so I certainly leaned in and got TONS out of this book. Will certainly make a habit of re-reading consistently.

Very informal

I learned A LOT from this book. I think this should be in the children's curriculum in school.

A few insights, lots of the obvious

I had great hopes that this book would bring some fresh insights to the topic of good communications. however, most of what's reviewed is pretty basic stuff how much is not insulting or offending the audience.

it also reads like a primer on how to express oneself without pissing everybody else off. In slogging through it, one may find a few fresh ideas

Title really caught my attention but...

... but you gotta listen to a lot of excess rumblings & stories to get to the point, which disengages me. So I deleted it. A famous books say Always say less than necessary