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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating

by Alan Alda

Published: 2018-03-06T00:0
Paperback : 240 pages

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What do you wish you really understood? How do you tell someone they have their facts wrong?

What is the strangest question that anyone has ever asked you? How do you stop a compulsive talker?

How do you start up a real conversation with someone you have never met? What gives you confidence? What book changed your life?

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Great alternative to a reading guide for Alda's book

by Conversano (see profile) 02/23/21

We opened our discussion with general comments regarding Alan Alda's "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?" but followed Alda's own tradition of ending our meeting with "Alan Alda's 7 Quick Questions for 7 Quick Answers." The list of questions (which Alda has posed to scientists and notables like Madeline Albright throughout his science-related podcasts and programs) are ingenious. I've listed the questions below:

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"Excellent Book for Today's Culture of Miscommunication"by Michelle T. (see profile) 02/23/21

Alan Alda's lifetime love of science shines through in this engaging work that is perfect for today's culture, where the simple act of talking is so fraught with conflict and misunderstandin... (read more)

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