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We've all experienced frustration asking for and getting what we want. It plays out regularly with our partners, children, employers, and businesses we patronize. Sometimes we don't bother to ask for what we want, even when it's perfectly reasonable, thinking it will create hard feelings or spark an argument. Often, it's because we don't think we can succeed in getting what we want. But nothing could be further from the truth.


How to Ask for What You Want and Get It: Common Sense Tips That Work will help readers learn how to ask for what they want and get good results. It teaches them how to stay in the game by using the right words. It also shows how to build rapport by using positive body language. The more you know what makes people operate as they do, the better chance you'll have of helping them see things your way.

The most important aspect to negotiating anything is getting the other person on your side. That means the person you're asking has to lik

Table of Contents
Dedication

Other Books by the Author

Acknowledgments

Intro: How to Use this Book

Chapter 1: Use These Techniques to Get What You Want

Chapter 2: Get Results on the Phone

Chapter 3: Ask and Receive from a Partner

Chapter 4: Get Kids to Listen and Do What You Want

Chapter 5: Negotiate Prices and Service Contracts

Chapter 6: Contact a Company about a Concern

Chapter 7: Get What You Want from Family and Friends

Chapter 8: Come Out on Top in a Job Interview

Chapter 9: Ask and Receive on the Job

Chapter 10: Ask and Receive in the Educational Arena

Chapter 11: Think About How to Ask Hard Questions

About the Author

How to Ask for and Get What You Want

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 1/8/2020 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781475857191, 978-1475857191
      ISBN10: 1475857195

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      We've all experienced frustration asking for and getting what we want. It plays out regularly with our partners, children, employers, and businesses we patronize. Sometimes we don't bother to ask for what we want, even when it's perfectly reasonable, thinking it will create hard feelings or spark an argument. Often, it's because we don't think we can succeed in getting what we want. But nothing could be further from the truth.


      How to Ask for What You Want and Get It: Common Sense Tips That Work will help readers learn how to ask for what they want and get good results. It teaches them how to stay in the game by using the right words. It also shows how to build rapport by using positive body language. The more you know what makes people operate as they do, the better chance you'll have of helping them see things your way.

      The most important aspect to negotiating anything is getting the other person on your side. That means the person you're asking has to lik

      Table of Contents
      Dedication

      Other Books by the Author

      Acknowledgments

      Intro: How to Use this Book

      Chapter 1: Use These Techniques to Get What You Want

      Chapter 2: Get Results on the Phone

      Chapter 3: Ask and Receive from a Partner

      Chapter 4: Get Kids to Listen and Do What You Want

      Chapter 5: Negotiate Prices and Service Contracts

      Chapter 6: Contact a Company about a Concern

      Chapter 7: Get What You Want from Family and Friends

      Chapter 8: Come Out on Top in a Job Interview

      Chapter 9: Ask and Receive on the Job

      Chapter 10: Ask and Receive in the Educational Arena

      Chapter 11: Think About How to Ask Hard Questions

      About the Author

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