Alan Alda | If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
Alan Alda, the award-winning actor and bestselling author, tells us the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor.
Alan Alda has been on a decades-long journey to discover new ways to help people communicate and relate to one another more effectively. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? is the warm, witty, and informative chronicle of how Alda found inspiration in everything from cutting-edge science to classic acting methods. His search began when he was host of PBS’s Scientific American Frontiers, where he interviewed thousands of scientists and developed a knack for helping them communicate complex ideas in ways a wide audience could understand—and Alda wondered if those techniques held a clue to better communication for the rest of us.
In his wry and wise voice, Alda reflects on moments of miscommunication in his own life, when an absence of understanding resulted in problems both big and small. He guides us through his discoveries, showing how communication can be improved through learning to relate to the other person: listening with our eyes, looking for clues in another’s face, using the power of a compelling story, avoiding jargon, and reading another person so well that you become “in sync” with them, and know what they are thinking and feeling—especially when you’re talking about the hard stuff.
On Tuesday June 27, 2017 at 7:30PM, Alan Alda will appear at the MJCCA to read, discuss, and sign copies of If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
This is a ticketed event.
Tickets:
PRICE:
Member: $33 (Includes one copy of If I Understood You…)
Community: $37 (Includes one copy of If I Understood You…)
If you are unable to attend this event, you may still pre-order a signed copy below.
