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The 2-Hour Cocktail Party

How to Build Big Relationships with Small Gatherings

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The 2-Hour Cocktail Party

By: Nick Gray
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2022 KIRKUS BEST NEW BOOKS: “An encouraging, upbeat, and useful call to host parties and make friends. Gray provides innumerable helpful hints and tips for prospective hosts… a new strategy for meeting people and networking.

"You know that well-connected friend who only exists in the movies? The one who throws the best parties and can set up any introduction you need?

Everyone wants to know someone magical like this who brings people together. The secret is: you can be that person. You should be that person. The 2-Hour Cocktail Party will show you how.

Discover a simple formula with step-by-step instructions to host small gatherings. It will help you:

  • Meet new people
  • Strengthen your existing relationships, and
  • Make you the person everyone wants to know.

You’ll learn exactly how to host a successful event:

  • Which days are the best (probably not the ones you think!)
  • What to say to the first people who arrive
  • How to ensure your invitations get responses
  • How to get your guests to mingle with proven and tested scripts.

Plus, get helpful pre-party checklists and a breakdown of activities to encourage new connections. The 2-Hour Cocktail Party is based on five years of research and thousands of events. It is extremely tactical, practical, and easy to read.

When you learn how to host a successful event, you’ll make new friends, boost your career, and leave everyone asking, “When’s your next party?”

©2022 Nick Gray (P)2022 Nick Gray
Communication & Social Skills
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Very helpful for new and aspiring hosts

Nick provides tactical, prescriptive guidance for people to become hosts and improve their gatherings. A must read for new and aspiring hosts!

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Super Successful Party!

Awesome book. I took Nick's advice and hosted a great party that all guests loved! Super easy to implement. A brilliant guide to hosting a great party, making friends, strengthening friendships and introducing new friends to each other. 10/10 would recommend!

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Great tips for beginners and experts!

Nick, my favorite part is when your narrated the illustrations. I’m a avid party planner and stalked your book for awhile. My number one take away….the harmonica! Love it.

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Started the book under the covers. Finished it planning a 2 hour party

I loved it! It’s the book everyone wanted but didn’t know they needed. Can’t wait to host a party.

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Clear step by step instructions, easy read

Easy to listen to book with clear instructions for planning and executing a cocktail party

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Practical tips for positive experiences!

Absolutely love this book for the practical tips on how to create the best party possible! I really appreciated the descriptions of visual references in the audiobook and the clear explanations across each chapter. This was a joy to listen to and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to cultivate community and new connections! Thank you for your valuable insight Nick, can't wait for the next genius book you come up with! :D

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new lasting connections and better social skills

Thanks to this book, I'm about to host my very first party. Nick even said he would attend and help host.

I'm looking forward to new lasting connections and taking my social skills to the next level.

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I’m an event planner and this was still super helpful

I’m not gonna lie…I throw a great party. Which is why this book was so helpful! It helped me take my party-planning skills to an even higher level. While some of the ideas like name tags and ice breakers may seem basic, whether you’re new to throwing parties or want to make your current events even more impactful, this book is for you.

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The Perfect Plan to host small get togethers!

Perfect solution for building your network! Between the pandemic, being somewhat introverted, new to a city, and being a startup founder (yes, I work too much), I haven't built a strong friend group in my new hometown. That's what intrigued me to read The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. The author lays out his foolproof plan for hosting the perfect cocktail party in the book. I'm excited to give it a try!

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Exceptional Advice

I enjoyed listening to this book! Nick really does a great job of hosting a party anybody can do. I liked how personable he is and his stories. I’m looking forward to hosting my own party now. Thank you so much Nick. Gonna buy some name tags.

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