If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?

My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating

By: Alan Alda

Narrated by: Alan Alda

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

From iconic actor and best-selling author Alan Alda, an indispensable guide to communicating better - based on his experience with acting, improv, science, and storytelling.

The beloved actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the science of communication and teaches listeners to improve the way they relate to others using improv games, storytelling, and their own innate mind-reading abilities. With his trademark humor and frankness, Alan Alda explains what makes the out-of-the-box techniques he developed after his years as the host of Scientific American Frontiers so effective. This book reveals what it means to be a true communicator and how we can communicate better in every aspect of our lives - with our friends, lovers, and families; with our doctors; in business settings; and beyond.

©2017 Alan Alda (P)2017 Random House Audio

It isn't a lot of fun but a lot to think of

I think author used all what he knew about empathy, about need to be a dramatic to sink in brains of your audience — all what this book about in general. It's very nice and instructive.

I prefer a bit boisterous voice but this sounds good enought.

Brilliant

Alan Alda is as fun to listen to as he is brilliant. His ability to craft a story and deliver it as any great scene he has over the many years is remarkable. Great stories and reminders of things we need to attend to for the sake of relationships and happiness.

Alan Alda gives us good info about communication.

Well explained and easy to listen to. Alan Alda has an easy way of speaking and explains things well in this book about communication.

Life changing. I will read it again and again. Very enjoyable.

This book confirms what you deeply know and teaches you how to express it and use it. Thank you, Alan Alda!

Alan Alda does well with this topic

Alan Alda's performance and passion for his topic are everything one would expect of this veteran actor. What he has to say about effective communication, it's importance, and how we can learn it are a breath of fresh air in what could have been a very dry topic. His use of story, something at which he excels and which is a central topic of the book are wonderful.

I understand now

narrator was amazing Duh it's Alan Alda. I want to hear It again. It has brought me understanding of when I connected and when others connected with me.

Necessary topic, well presented and well read

As with so many things the ideas may seem obvious - but obviously too many of us don't think enough about effective communication and the suggestions are all well worth considering.

No One is Immune to This Message

Over the past eight years, my middle life story has led me in search of many of the big questions of life. I have turned over the rocks of science, art, business​, politics, theology, and philosophy. One thing that all of these disciplines often have in common; they all have difficulty in communicating and relating to people outside of their own world view.

The story of Alan Alda's journey into the lives of those who struggle with or excel at communicating their life's passions, gives us a peek into what makes us truly human, empathy.

Deleted by the voice of the hero of my youth, Hawkeye, made the book even more enjoyable.

One of the best books ever written

Alan Alda is an absolute treasure to the human race. This books offers wonderful insight from years of learning on effective communication, delivered with the same style as the learnings suggest. Simply wonderful.

Very interesting book.

I really enjoyed hearing the different facets of communication and the stories behind each one that made the concepts relatable and personal to me. A wonderful, warm, familiar voice that helped me stay intrigued in science and teaching throughout the entire book. Thank you, Mr. Alda.