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Drop the Pink Elephant: 15 Ways to Say What You Mean... And Mean What You Say [Illustrated] (Mass Market Paperback)

by Eamonn Holmes (Foreword), Bill McFarlan (Author) "My friend Susan was lying in bed with the flu, barely able to move, but listening intently to ensure that her two-year-old next door was..." (more)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 166 pages
  • Publisher: Capstone; Mass Market Edition edition (27 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841126373
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841126371
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 65,527 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"full of advice about how to avoid sending out the wrong signals" (Human Resources, March 2006)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'll be careful as I write this...., 2 Oct 2003
How could I possibly resist this book once I'd seen the title? It demanded that I at the very least opened the book to find out just what a Pink Elephant is! What I found was entertaining, provocative, simple, perhaps obvious in parts (but hindsight is wonderful), and most importantly something which immediately changed my behaviour. You would expect a book about "personal communication heaven" written by an expert in the field to be easy to read and understand - you will find that to be true (I nearly wrote "you will not be disappointed" - oops Pink Elephant!)

This book both fun and potentially life changing - Bill McFarlan writes near the end "I have experienced at first hand how these rules have enriched my life and the lives of others I've met" and then goes on to finish with significant examples. Can "rules" about communication work in this way? Having read this book and had my first taste of putting the ideas into practice, I am certain that he is right. Thank you Bill. I commend this book to everyone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Whatever you do DON'T read 'Drop The Pink Elephant', 14 Jun 2005
Having been assigned the presumed long and arduous task of reading Drop the Pink Elephant as part of my work experience working with a management consultant; I found the book an undemanding and entertaining read. In my opinion this is an amazing self help book in which the author provides an insight into the imperfections of our personal communication skills, and offers remedies to these weaknesses. The clear, comprehensible, well structured chapters each aim to develop the readers communication abilities through highlighting the solutions to possible problems. Using everyday examples Bill McFarlan places the reader in situations common to most, aiding in the understanding of the book. Filled with helpful, simple, and practical advice, coupled with a dose of humour, Drop the Pink Elephant is a very educational read.
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