Failure to Communicate: How Conversations Go Wrong and What You Can Do to Right Them

INDEX

Austin and Oksana (innocent offense)

balance in conversation. See also rethinking what we do

achieving strategic balance

benefits of working toward

choice of

false balance by unilateral compromise

goal of an emotionally balanced approach

goal of balance, not deference

opportunity for balance between poles

within ourselves and with our counterpart

range of choices example

Stewart’s version of fair and balanced

between types of respect

Blackmun, Harry

blueprint for speaking well

breakdown gap

complications in

conversation analysis (see Jack and Mike)

delusion of good intentions

described

destructive nature of

Gil and Delia’s situation

intentions vs. perceptions

one-sided breakdown

reasons people don’t see the gap

slipping into by a “don’t ...