Talk: Teen Art of Communication

School Library Journal, August 2006,says of TALK: TEEN ART OF COMMUNICATION--TALK TO YOURSELF, TO OTHERS, TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, BOSSES, TO SISTERS & BROTHERS, TO YOUR BEST FRIEND, TO PEOPLE YOU DON'T LIKE: "Exploring the philosophical and psychological aspects of communication, Carlson encourages young people to begin with a study of their own thoughts, feelings, and reactions, and clarifies the difference between conversation and having a dialogue with someone. After the self-examination process, teens can begin to improve their communication skills with the people around them, including those they don't like. The author mixes Eastern philosophical principles like meditation and selflessness with psycholological examinations of language and communication 'scripts' that people perform in their daily lives...There are many wonderful tips to effective communication in the book... Useful in libraries."

Talk: Teen Art Of Communication by Dale Carlson and Kishore Khairnar is an informative and "teen friendly" introduction to the importance of effective communication. Delving deeply into its focus on teen-aged communication habits, tendencies and frequencies, Talk provides an engaging and informative treatise on the improving communication through such mechanisms and incidents as self-discussion, talking to parents, teachers, bosses, siblings, friends, best friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, groups, disliked people, and even total strangers. Talk is very strongly recommended for its informative documentation of teen communication and providing adolescent readers with a knowledgeable guidance in dealing with the inevitable hardships and difficulties associated with teenage life in the process of self-discovery and verbal interaction with others.