May 16, 2025

9 exceptional books that will magically improve your communication & negotiation skills

Aakanksha Sharma

Books to teach communication and negotiation skills

Effective communication and the skills of negotiation now go hand in hand. You cannot live a successful life without communicating your expectations and negotiating your wins. And here are 9 books that help in this field.

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'How to Win Friends and Influence People' by Dale Carnegie

When we talk about developing interpersonal skills, be it simple communication or business negotiation, this is the first book to come to mind. With simple tips like showing genuine concern, asking and remembering names, and the likes, this book is a treasure in the genre.

Simon-Schuster

'How to Talk to Anyone' by Leil Lowndes

Introverts and people who are shy in general find it difficult to start a conversation and even hold and maintain it. But in ‘How to Talk to Anyone’, Lowndes gives tips on starting and maintaining conversations, the right body language, having open-ended conversations, and more.

Harper-Element

'Talk Like TED' by Carmine Gallo

TED speakers are some of the most skilled, influential, and moving people you will listen to. And to improve your communication and conversations, ‘Talk Like TED’ is the book to pick. The author has analysed the communication styles of popular TED speakers and shared advice.

St-Martins-Press

'Crucial Conversations' by Kerry Patterson

We often find ourselves in the middle of difficult conversations. It could be a pressing issue, a sensitive topic, being dragged into a fight, and more. And ‘Crucial Conversations’ helps out with just this.

McGraw-Hill

'Never Split the Difference’ by Christopher Voss

Be it buying a simple laptop bag, or negotiating with a car dealer for a bigger discount, effective communication is the key in both, and in many other situations. And Voss, in the book, mentions his techniques for clear communication and negotiation.

Harper-Business

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'The Communication Book’ by Roman Tschappeler and Mikael Krogerus

It does not matter if you are a CEO or an ordinary man, your communication needs to be on point if you wish to excel in life. And ‘The Communication Book’ teaches just this with 44 ideas to help improve your everyday negotiations.

Penguin

'Just Listen' by Mark Goulston

When you listen to someone, and do it attentively, you pick up on the little hints of their life that could help you be the perfect negotiator and communicator. And in ‘Just Listen’ you read how to listen to people, build on other conversations, and more.

AMACOM

'We Need to Talk’ by Celeste Headlee

Humans have gotten so used to texting and electronic conversations that we have forgotten how to hold real conversations. And in ‘We Need to Talk’, Headlee explains simple ways in which one can improve their communication skills in the real world.

Harperwave

'The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking' by Dale Carnegie

An excellent communicator needs to read Dale Carnegie and his works. And this book talks about confidence, comfort, and speaking with determination instead of doubt and fumbling patterns.

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