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《How To Speak, How To Listen》 by Mortimer Adler (Author) Product details Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Simon Schuster; 1st Touchstone Ed edition (1 April 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0684846470 ISBN-13: 978-0684846477 Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.5 x 21 cm Product Deion Explains the fundamental principles of communicating through speech, with sections on such specialized presentations as the sales talk, the lecture, and question-and-answer sessions and advice on effective listening and learning by discussion. About the Author Adler was Chairman of the Board of Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, and Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Institute.