num_pages: 160
description: This is a collection of writings by Michael Frayn, based on his column in The Guardian, covering the pomposities and inanities of public announcements, fashionable conversations, and self-advertising of all kinds.
language: English
title: Speak After the Beep: How to Win at Relationships with Chairs, Tables, Mobile Phones, Cash Machines, Fax Machines, Software and Pre-programmed Human Beings
titlecomplete: Speak After the Beep: How to Win at Relationships with Chairs, Tables, Mobile Phones, Cash Machines, Fax Machines, Software and Pre-programmed Human Beings
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd