This book piqued my interest because I have been told that the way I speak is off putting. Specifically that I am too direct and I hurt people's feelings. Whilst I understand this feedback, at times I just want to post a meme of Samuel L. Jackson in response. Or have Jack Nicholson yelling, "You Can't Handle the Truth!" All snide feelings aside, I do want to be able to communicate effectively, especially in my day job.

This book is an interesting read for me because it is also culturally geared towards an Eastern philosophy. I liked this because it straddles both the Eastern and and Western world. This works for me because I am Asian born and raised in the States. The book is written in easy to read chapters with good examples as well as recommendations of how to change what we say yet still stay true to ourselves. Is this book going to cure my issues? Nope. Has it been helpful to make changes? Perhaps.

My issue with books like this is that whilst it is informative and I agree with most everything explained, it is not easy to implement. Making all these changes will take not only constant effort but in small steps. There are also times where there is more tension at work or at home which causes a person to slide back into their comfortable and "go to" behaviours. Reading this book only affirmed what I already knew. As far as helping me become better in a step by step method... not happening. I cannot even remember some of the lessons because there were so many. Still, this is a good book for those who don't know where to start. Recommended to readers who want to work on their soft skills.

The concept of this book was intriguing but it's a challenge to follow — the translation seems rough so the meaning of the words are (maybe ironically) lost. It's not written in a natural way in English, so it's a tough read. It may be a really interesting book in its original language and if the translation were improved the message could be much clearer.

This was a strange book. The translation felt a little stilted and quite a but of the content was specific to South Korean culture, which makes one wonder why an English version was needed at all. While some of the information is helpful, most of the useful content is either common sense or very well known. Some of the other content, freed from what I can only assume is a Korean context that makes sense, came off as offensive, xenophobic, and riddled with classism.

I'm struggling to want to finish this book but not because it's bad.

I believe that those who need more awareness of how their behaviour impacts others, will benefit. It does give readers food for thought and I've seen some interesting insights. I do wish there was more application advice.

For me though, the advice is fairly basic and commonsense. Perhaps I've read a lot of similar books, whereas this might be revelatory for some.

Where the book does excel is in its charm. I believe it's of Korean origin and it gives the kind of advice intended to lead to a kinder, gentler world. My heart aches a little bit that we in the UK have exterminated the desire for these kind of manners in many of our young.

That's why I'm struggling.

This book provides good and basic tips and techniques for the person who wants to improve on their interpersonal communications. Unfortunately, perhaps because it is a translation, it was rather hard and distracting to read. Some improvement in the translation will likely turn it into a highly useful and informative title on how to have great conversations.

I started reading this book expecting to learn how to change my speech patterns, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn so much more. Despite the fact that the communication tips appear mundane, I enjoy reading it. Communication, like TPO in fashion, must be appropriate in terms of time, place, and occasion. But there are times when I just want to say whatever I want. As a result, I believe this book could be one of the sub-guidelines in daily communication.

I’m pretty sure this was a translation and it wasn’t the best so that made it a little hard to get through. Overall, it had some good information and I learned a few things. Some stuff felt like common sense but maybe not for everyone.

I'll say i did enjoy the book, but it was sometimes not relevant to my case. Also it was not backed up by lot of facts. Felt like a book that was written more from one sided perspective.
Still there were a few things I did pick up from the book which are worth applying to my life if not a little altered considering different geography, attitude of people around me etc. But a good insight into human mind for speaking