As a physician, nurse, veterinarian, dentist, or other health professional, you constantly face the challenge of describing complex ideas or delivering difficult information to laypeople. Whether this involves conveying the risk of a drug or the complexities of a procedure, or simply trying to elicit basic information from a client or patient, this book is designed to help. Concise, practical, and highly accessible, Communication Skills for Medical Professionals offers numerous insights and recommendations on how to establish rapport; overcome the barrier of feelings about unequal power and status in order to make good conversation possible; break down complex ideas into simple, digestible units; discuss risk; and strengthen listening skills. Rich in practical examples, Communication Skills for Medical Professionals is a concise guide to communicating more effectively with laypeople-and with your professional peers.