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Books like Talk Like TED

If you liked Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo, here are 8 non-fiction books to read next — hand-matched on shared themes and authors, not an algorithm. Each links to where to get it.

  1. Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan & Switzler — book cover
    #1

    Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

    by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan & Switzler

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy Crucial Conversations on Amazon
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  2. #2

    Difficult Conversations

    by Douglas Stone

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy Difficult Conversations on Amazon
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  3. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie — book cover
    #3

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    by Dale Carnegie

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy How to Win Friends and Influence People on Amazon
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  4. Influence by Robert Cialdini — book cover
    #4

    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

    by Robert Cialdini

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy Influence on Amazon
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  5. Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath — book cover
    #5

    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy Made to Stick on Amazon
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  6. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss — book cover
    #6

    Never Split the Difference

    by Chris Voss

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

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  7. #7

    Nonviolent Communication

    by Marshall B. Rosenberg

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy Nonviolent Communication on Amazon
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  8. Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini — book cover
    #8

    Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

    by Robert Cialdini

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Talk Like TED.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy Pre-Suasion on Amazon
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