How To
-- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher
“There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are interesting monologues, that’s all.”
-- Rebecca West (1892-1983), English writer
“Everything becomes a little different as soon as it spoken out loud.”
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), novelist
“It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much.”
-- Yogi Berra (1925- ) legendary baseball manager/catcher
That's Not What I Meant!
Submitted by Writer on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 08:06
How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Your Relations with Others
Incredible! Eye-opener. NOW I GET IT!
If you were to tell me a tiny yellowed 20-year-old plus paperback that looks like it came from a B-rated garage sale would impact me in a hugely profound way, I would have laughed and not believed it at all. Then I might have humored you and bought it for a nickel and thrown it away when I got home.
Well I sure learned the lesson of the ages: Never judge a book by its cover!
The Fine Art of Small Talk: How To Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills
Submitted by Talkr on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 05:04
A Gem, short, sweet and very useful,
Tricks for Making Conversations Easy
Submitted by Talkr on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 20:35
"How to Talk to Anyone" is filled with wonderful gems of knowledge. And, as someone who works in pharmaceutical clinical research, I appreciate how she backs up her techniques with research studies and statistics (this book is based on science, not fluff!). Leil's witty and straight-forward writing style truly makes her book come to life. My friends and I often go to the park and read her pearls of wisdom out loud...her tell-it-like-it-is New York attitude is so refreshing! I've read this book several times- each time serves as a nice refresher course.
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