Ask The Right Question

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Summary: Improving Communication Skills
Review: "Ask the Right Question! How to Get What You Want Every Time and In Any Situation" is an easy to read as well as enlightening book. It produces factual events, dialogues and explains what is effective or ineffective in how conversations are presented. Rupert Eales-White starts his book establishing that a good conversation is a planned conversation. If a person knows what their goal is in the conversation, they can ensure that the question is geared to achieving that goal. He points out that people must consciously and deliberately focus on the other person to know what to ask, when, and how often. His do's and don'ts on effective questioning are especially helpful. Demonstrates how to be effectively persuasive by setting up key strategies and exemplifying them in conversation. Dynamically coaches the reader on how to reach mutuality of people with different views and goals. Illustrates how to deal with conflict and provides tools to assist the reader in resolution of the conflicts. There are diagrams on how to set up an effective meeting, by careful planning, order, and understanding needs and common ground. An especially informative section was how to develop relationships. Focusing on how to talk to a boss, how a boss should talk with a subordinate, how to conduct an interview, and how to delight your client. Introducing you to the "discover kings" what, why, and how to generate open dialogues, resolve issues, solve problems, or seize opportunities. Offers tips on how to become more creative while harnessing the power of group discovery. Using a simple and concise style of showing the normal way in which most conversations go with a teenager, to asking the right kind of open question in order to elicit a response that is thought out. The open question being the key. The author focuses on teaching effective questioning skills as the key to improved communications and persuasion in many situations. Listening skills, context and concept development and approach formation are also reviewed for their benefits in achieving optimal communications. Suggestions are written in easy to read format that most people will be comfortable using, with many easy to understand examples or situations most of which we can relate a similar situation to. I highly recommend "Ask The Right Question - How to Get What You Want Every Time and In Any Situation" to everyone. Even if you think you communicate very well, I am sure there is still something beneficial to be learned from this book.

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Summary: Learn to get "What you want everytime"
Review: "Ask the Right Question! How to Get What You Want Every Time and In Any Situation" is an easy to read as well as enlightening book. It produces factual events, dialogues and explains what is effective or ineffective in how conversations are presented. Rupert Eales-White starts his book establishing that a good conversation is a planned conversation. If a person knows what their goal is in the conversation, they can ensure that the question is geared to achieving that goal. He points out that people must consciously and deliberately focus on the other person to know what to ask, when, and how often. His do's and don'ts on effective questioning are especially helpful. Demonstrates how to be effectively persuasive by setting up key strategies and exemplifying them in conversation. Dynamically coaches the reader on how to reach mutuality of people with different views and goals. Illustrates how to deal with conflict and provides tools to assist the reader in resolution of the conflicts. There are diagrams on how to set up an effective meeting, by careful planning, order, and understanding needs and common ground. An especially informative section was how to develop relationships. Focusing on how to talk to a boss, how a boss should talk with a subordinate, how to conduct an interview, and how to delight your client. Introducing you to the "discover kings" what, why, and how to generate open dialogues, resolve issues, solve problems, or seize opportunities. Offers tips on how to become more creative while harnessing the power of group discovery. Using a simple and concise style of showing the normal way in which most conversations go with a teenager, to asking the right kind of open question in order to elicit a response that is thought out. The open question being the key. The author focuses on teaching effective questioning skills as the key to improved communications and persuasion in many situations. Listening skills, context and concept development and approach formation are also reviewed for their benefits in achieving optimal communications. Suggestions are written in easy to read format that most people will be comfortable using, with many easy to understand examples or situations most of which we can relate a similar situation to. I highly recommend "Ask The Right Question - How to Get What You Want Every Time and In Any Situation" to everyone. Even if you think you communicate very well, I am sure there is still something beneficial to be learned from this book.

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Summary: A Good Read!
Review: Author Rupert Eales-White emphasizes the importance of using active listening, focusing on a particular subject, and asking good open-ended questions to get productive results from interviews and conversations. He mixes a few examples with specific how-to principles outlining ways to structure effective conversations. This generally solid book has the feel of a textbook. Some readers may find it too structured or basic, since the author breaks down conversations into sentences with some detail. The book's approach may be more appropriate in organizational cultures where people prefer a focused style of questioning. Those who prefer a more informal, casual conversational style may find his approach less suitable. We at getAbstract.com recommend this book to human resource professionals, to those facing critical interviews, and to those who wish to think strategically about their conversational, information-gathering, or persuasive skills.

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Summary: Learn to get "What you want everytime"
Review: Finally, a guide that provides valuable information that can be utilized in both your professional and personal life. ...you can start on the road to effective and successful communication techniques by "Asking the Right Question." Rupert Eales-White takes you through a journey of real life situations and demonstrates what seems to be a very simple and logical technique to handle almost any type of situation. Rupert Eales-White illustrates conversations that are ineffective and effective by using open-end and closed questions between a mother and teenage daughter, manager and subordinate. He shows that using the right approach, attitude, and effective listening skills will help maintain a quality conversation. He states "If we can identify poor listening in ourselves, we can improve. If we identify poor listening in others, we can rectify the situation." If you don't have good listening skills you won't be able to ask good questions or the right ones. Who knew that there is a madness to asking the right question. Rupert Eales-White proves those thinking questions through and good practice will provide you with positive results every time. Through the strategies and techniques demonstrated in this guide it will become a way of life for you. There is no doubt that using this guide will only get you what you want in any situation. Your communication skills will improve and soon your personal relationships will only blossom, your working relationships will be enhanced and you will get the confidence to meet any goals that you had been prolonging. Rupert Eales-White, "Ask The Right Question! How to Get What You Want Every Time and in Any Situation" is highly recommended and should be on your "Must Read" list.

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Summary: Excellent communicating tips and techniques
Review: How many times has a situation ended with unsatisfactory or negative results? Ask the Right Question! How to Get What You Want Every Time and in Any Situation by Rupert Eales-White successfully guides the reader with his everyday narratives. Eales-White uses diagrams to detail his principles and theories. He demonstrates how to approach situations using the "art and science of effective questioning." Part I of this book reveals ineffective and effective examples as they apply to everyday situations. He discloses the tips and techniques to effective communication. Asking open questions instead of closed questions helps us to achieve our goal toward conversations with a purpose. In the sequence of questioning, we should look to discover elements which include "what, where, how, when, and who." Using the best attitude and approach, we can build a quality relationship. This book reminds us that the art of listening gives conversations with a purpose rely on. Starting with the development of key skills, Part II tells us the fundamental basis for key behavior. A path for the mutuality approach is needed to make us assertive and achieve mutual respect so the relationship will not suffer. The author tells us that by thinking logically, we become more creative and this leads to the fundamental improvements for efficiency and effectiveness of the work process. By becoming more persuasive, we can establish certain key strategies. Running an effective meeting means organizing ourselves as well as the meeting so we may reverse negative factors. Effective interviews should focus on assessing skills. Part III goes into key relationships to improve performance with the "boss." Relating effectively with subordinates includes either carrying out our leadership role or determining our leadership role. An effective leader acts as developer, motivator, and coach without using excessive control. The final chapter describes the successful goal for the successful client relationship and long-term partnership. Finally, Eales-White suggestions and examples bring his points clearly to the reader. These are typical and logical in everyday personal and business relationships. This is easy reading and good self-help book, which works toward a common sense goal. This book is a must for anyone, especially managers, at all levels so they may benefit from the excellent communicating tips and techniques offered by this author.

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Summary: Fantastic communications tips & techniques
Review: I read this book to fulfill my reading assignments in my speech class. I figured, out of the five books to choose from this would probably help me the most with my job. As it turns out, I can benefit a great deal from all the communicating tips and techniques Mr. Eales-White covers in this book. Some of it is common sense, but don't we all know intelligent people who do not have any common sense at all? This book can help the average person achieve confidence and satisfaction in dealing with everyday relationships. He instructs you through the proper way of listening and questioning by giving you examples of conversations that are effective and ineffective. I was impressed with the way he introduces the right context, the best attitude and the right approach to good communication skills. He also gives you tips on how to become more creative, assertive and persuasive in dealing with others. If you can achieve this, you can make things happen your way. Mr. Eales-White includes various conversations and proper procedures to handle each type of situation. Because the human race is such a complicated and emotional race there is a right way and a wrong way to deal with people. I have been in the work force for about twenty years, and I wish I had read this book sooner because it would definitely given me a boost in my self confidence. In addition, he also gives you case scenarios in every chapter and guides you through the proper positive way of dealing with every day social situations. With effective communication you can encourage a highly volatile negative person into doing something positive. This book covers those key skills necessary to survive the relationships with your boss, your clients, and your subordinates. It explains how to take control of an explosive situation, how to pull information out of people, and how to be positively aggressive and persuasive in any type of meeting or conversation. In my opinion, Eales-Whites book is a great self help book for the average person to develop effective listening and communications skills. His ideas should be taught in a college class setting or as part of an inservice training at work.

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Summary: These Reviews Are Wacked
Review: Why is it that all seven of the previous reviews(and the only ones) have been written by people (or a person) in Florida? Why are all the reviews generally long and the same size? Why are almost all the reviews written within a three month period, most one day after another one, when the book has been out for more than 2 years? My guess is that someone who has money to make from this book has done this. Who knows how good this book actually is? I wish bozos wouldn't flood the reviews like this. I for one am not going to purchase this book!

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Summary: Manage communications in all area of life.
Review: You are in a business meeting and the right thing to say or do just doesn't come to you. You are contracting work on your home, or you are driving your teenager to school in a too quiet car. You ask questions that produce one word answers or the wrong answers. You have a conversation in which you say all the things you feel will bring about a desired outcome, but you do not get the results you seek. Everyone has experienced these types of situations at some time, everyone has often sensed that a slightly different approach might be better. Rupert Eales-White, in his book "Ask The Right Question: How to Get What you Want Every Time and in Any Situation," provides an informative reference for anyone who wants to improve their business or personal relationships. The author focuses on teaching effective questioning skills as the key to improved communications and persuasion in many situations. Listening skills, context and concept development and approach formation are also reviewed for their benefits in achieving optimal communications. The book also promotes assertiveness traits that maximize communications and demonstrates the importance of creative thinking. The author includes exercises designed to sharpen both assertivness skills and creative thinking adeptness. Eales-White's book is a good sense guide that uses real life situations and conversations from business and personal settings in its analysis. The strategies that are recommended seem reasonable and user friendly. Eales-White's suggestions are written in language that most people will be comfortable using, unlike some books that suggest saying and doing things that average people find foreign and uncomfortable. The author uses typical problems and dialogues from actual situations. Eales-White compares unsuccessful communications to those improved by using his effective questioning and listening skills to demonstrate the changes in outcomes that can be achieved by using the strategies in his book. This book is well rounded, touching on ideas that enhance business relationships with the boss, subordinates and clients, as well as personal relationships. The author even supplies techniques that enrich the interview process and that refine the running of productive meetings. Eales-White's suggestions may indeed produce the information and cooperation needed to effectively manage every business and personal relationship, and is a sensible book that managers at every level should add to their collection.