
Small Talk Rules
65 Lessons I Learned From The Greatest Communicators
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MASTER SMALL TALK. From the author of the best-selling book, You Can Be Funny and Make People Laugh (2019), comes the next social skills book guaranteed to change your life.
If you knew the secrets and techniques of the best conversationalists, what else could you achieve in life?
Based on the largest observational study of social interactions ever conducted, spanning 15 years and 22,000 conversations, this book contains more real-life examples and actionable techniques than any social skills book on the market. Its easy-to-read conversational style, storytelling, and whimsical illustrations offer a contemporary spin on a traditionally dry and challenging topic.
Social confidence is a seemingly unattainable goal for millions of people suffering privately and quietly with shyness and social anxiety. Learning advanced social skills can be challenging, but it doesn’t need to be. This is one of those rare books that manages to teach social skills in a fun and engaging manner. After reading this book, you'll be equipped with the tools you need to successfully:
- Be more Entertaining
- Be more Engaging
- Be more Likable
- Start more conversations
- Form new relationships
- Take on your dreams
- Advocate for yourself
- ...and Live your Best life.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-25
the voice is hard to follow, was not able to finish this book at all.
the voice is hard to follow, was not able to finish this book at all.
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- Chuck C Stanley
- 10-05-24
good common sense stuff
it was helpful to have some tips on making small talk. relating experience to conversations.
the ai narrator was engaging. the use of under score, under score, under score about made me under score my underscoreing I mind.
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- dawn hamilton
- 09-21-24
Had a cute start
Started off cute but short lived. Listening to this can easily be perceived as teaching others how to be people pleasers. I can’t ethically refer to others.
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