Straight Talk: A New Way to Get Closer to Others by Saying What You Really Mean

by Sherod Miller, Daniel Wackman, Elam Nunnally

Vintage paperback

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[May]

This is a very good book about Communication skills in various aspects of life. I think it deserves more attention.

[Grandma Ann]

The Circle of Awareness is a very powerful, simple tool for self-understanding. So many of us jump steps in it so quickly we don't understand why we are feeling what we are, or why we want so much to do or not do something. We may repeatedly find ourselves in the doing stage, and unable to explain ourselves. This Circle not only has helped me track backward to original sources for my desires and behaviors. It has given me language to explain myself in a non-blaming, non-attacking manner. And more importantly it has given me freedom to change my responses so I can actually choose what I want and know why. This is so simple a tool, it can be taught even to young children. Highly recommended. It is out of print, but available from Alibris.com and other used book sellers.

[Don Gubler]

Nice concepts but not so easy in practice.