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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Persuasion is a delicate art, with questions as its finest tools.
Chapter 3: Understand your objective, your facts, and your audience.
Chapter 4: Various kinds of questions work in various situations.
Chapter 5: To persuade, be truly sincere.
Chapter 6: Undercut an argument by challenging someone's facts, logic, or character.
Chapter 7: Sharpen your persuasion skills through measuring, repetition, and repackaging.
Chapter 8: When your argument is failing, divert, deconstruct, double-down, or play the victim.
Chapter 9: To master the art of persuasion, set proper expectations and remain open always.
Description
Doesn’t Hurt to Ask (2020) teaches the subtle art of persuasion through one unconventional tool: asking questions. Former congressman Trey Gowdy explains how thoughtful questions can help you reach your audience, communicate your message, and win people over – whether that’s in a courtroom, a business meeting, or at the dinner table.
Who Should Listen
- Exhausted parents looking to win their kids over in arguments
- Politically engaged people who want to advocate for their beliefs more effectively
- Anyone looking to improve their negotiation skills in their private or professional lives