HowtoTalktoAnyone,Anytime,Anywhere_TheSe.epub

Table of Contents Title Page Dedication Praise The Rest of Our Team Introduction: We’ve All Gotta Talk 1 - Talk 101 MY INAUSPICIOUS DEBUT HONESTY THE REST OF THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS 2 - Breaking the Ice OPENERS AVOID YES/NO QUESTIONS THE FIRST RULE OF CONVERSATION: LISTEN BODY LANGUAGE EYE CONTACT WHERE HAVE ALL THE TABOOS GONE? 3 - Social Talk COCKTAIL PARTIES SMALL DINNERS HOW TO QUARTERBACK A CONVERSATION FAMILY GATHERINGS, FROM WEDDINGS TO FUNERALS HOW TO TALK TO CELEBRITIES 4 - Eight Things the Best Talkers Have in Common WHAT THE BEST TALKERS HAVE IN COMMON LOOKING AT THINGS FROM A NEW ANGLE BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS ENTHUSIASM DON’T JUST TALK ABOUT YOURSELF BE CURIOUS SHOW EMPATHY SHOW YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR YOUR OWN STYLE A FINAL THOUGHT: ON SHUTTING UP 5 - Trendy Talk and Political Correctness INFLATED WORDS TRENDY TALK "NOTHING WORDS" BREAKING BAD SPEECH HABITS MISSING WORDS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS 6 - Business Talk BUSINESS BASICS THE ART OF SELLING JOB INTERVIEWS TALKING TO THE BOSS TALKING TO YOUR SUBORDINATES MEETINGS PRESENTATIONS STENGELESE: THE ART OF OBFUSCATION 7 - My Best and Wor......