How to Speak Human: A Practical Guide to Getting the Best from the Humans You Work With

by Dougal Jackson, Jennifer Jackson

'An instant classic―this book is so utterly relevant and needed. And it is hellishly refreshing to boot. I fucking love it, and heartily recommend it to all.' ―Dr Jason Fox, best-selling author of How to Lead a Quest Take a practical approach to the communication challenges in your workplace. Through 11 strategies, 23 tactics and 15 stories this handy how-to will help curious Whether you're a leader looking to connect with your workforce; a member of a small team, hungry to make a difference; or at the helm of a global organisation, with an eye on the horizon – this is a how-to for forward thinkers like you.

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 24, 2018

Reviews

[Dimitri · Rating 5 out of 5]

#📕 Why (Not) to read this book (Target Audience)

Great book that uncovers the magic to how to communicate so humans listen.

# 👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)

Curiousity gap makes us learn.-> a catalyst to gain attention and start new behaviours
1. Lead with questions & quizess
2. Make it unpredictable
3. Surprise
4. Novelty

# ⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)

Remove external branding from internal communication

Importance for language rules from less to More
Visual -> Spoken -> Written

[Ranga B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awesome book on clarifying why our or organisational day to day communication fails. There are around 13 strategies been mentioned and explained to improve our communication and challenges we face. All about speaking to human and making him/her understand 0). Describing the science behind each strategy is a bonus and makes us understand their whys. Overall will be a good read - with simple and catchy narration with visuals in every chapters.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Through uncertain and foggy seas ahead, mates, human is our beacon."

This book provides a brilliant discussion and guide for how to navigate the complex world of engaging people and ensuring we focus on being human.

Engagement, of yourself, others, customers and stakeholders, is critical to the success of every business and is how we each make a difference and create a legacy.

This book provides 14 key areas ranging from the words we use, language, humour, and visuals.

Highly recommend this book to everyone.

[Stephen]

Loved this book! So clever and funny all the while being educational.
There is a lot to get out of "How to speak human" which can be applied both at work and in your everyday life.