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

If I Understood You, Would I Have this Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of...
ISBN-10
0812989147
ISBN-13
9780812989144
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
213
Language
English
Published
2017
Author
Alan Alda

Description

The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.

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