The Brain-Based Guide to Communicating Better

By: Professor Allison Friederichs Atkison, The Great Courses

Narrated by: Professor Allison Friederichs Atkison

Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

It likely comes as no surprise that, as adults, we learn differently than we did when we were children. Our brains are full of experiences and information we have acquired over time, and these resources are exactly what we apply to any new learning event, whether it’s a new job or hobby, or simply a novel experience or conversation we need to navigate. And the nature of how we learn shapes the way we communicate - both how we give and how we receive information in our everyday lives.

The field of neuroandragogy is the study of how adults learn and what role the brain plays in that process. By digging into this unique field and its discoveries, you can better understand how your own mind works and develop strategies based on this knowledge to communicate successfully in various situations and environments. As you will see, communicating with others is not just about clarity. Useful and rewarding communication is also about understanding how to grab someone’s attention and how to ensure that the information that you share can be retained and used. Knowing how the adult mind works can help you to optimize your approach in getting the results you want from your communications.

In The Brain-Based Guide to Communicating Better, Professor Allison Friederichs will walk you through six lessons that can help you better know your own mind, and thus understand and transform your own methods of communication. You will learn how your brain acquires, processes, and retains information. You can then take that knowledge and apply it whenever you need to convey something to others, with the best possible results. While you may not have any control over how other people communicate, developing your own methods of connection and conversation can have a positive impact on both your personal and professional life. Along the way, Professor Friederichs encourages you to keep a communication journal that can help you learn and process the invaluable information she shares. Keeping a journal allows you to have a continual resource for both her lessons and your own observations.

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manipulate" people nicely

I listened to it twice. a lot of useful info about our psychology and how we can "manipulate" people nicely into better communication. Great tips. Very useful. I will apply them.

Wonderfully Insightful

So many wonderful insights about the neuroscience of communication, increasing engagement and persuasiveness and enhancing and improving communications. My only regret... it wasn't a longer program.

Good, practical advise

Nice examples, well structured, bit-sized chunks. Applying the recommendations from this course, you will add clarity and improve the way you communicate. I warmly recommend this course.

explained well in Layman's term.

Professor Allison is very interesting to listen to. Other professors are boring and made me fall asleep. She, on the other hand, made it more interesting. Maybe it is the topic I find interesting. But she explained well in Layman's term.

Great Audio Course!

This course will be very beneficial to my professional and private life. Only wish I would have learned these techniques 20 years ago!

Intriguing!

I really enjoyed this listen. Allison is great about keeping a listener engaged and the information shared in this course has been really valuable to me as a virtual team lead!

Great listen, easy to understand

This course was so pleasant to listen to as the narrator really knew her topic and really wanted to help others understand what they had to share. I listened to it in half hour segments over the course of a few weeks and got great value from it but was also able to stop and start easily as well. Solidified some stuff I knew about communications and taught mee tremendous ideas for my future communications!

Astonishing

This course has triggered the commencement of elevated personal and professional growth. If you have ever found yourself struggling to communicate what you really want to say or perhaps noticed your listener is struggling to understand what you’re saying, then look no further. This course has expended transformative opportunities in both my personal and professional life. Thank you !!

Good course.

Very good communication course. Practical, clear and concise information on the subject matter of human communication and understanding.

Enjoyably insightful guidance!

I enjoyed it very much! From the beginning to the end, Aliison helped me to understand how our brains work and how to apply them to effective communication. She is very good story teller. The tips and guidance are very useful and practical. I started listening to it wanting to learn about communication but I have got more than that. The knowledge is very useful for understanding ourselves, improving our learning approach as well.