Product Description

"Humorous and wise . . . Lowndes helps readers focus on what's important and gives them a good chuckle along the way."
--Publishers Weekly

Making friends can be intimidating for anyone, especially if you are naturally shy. This can be an obstacle not only in social interactions but in romantic and work relationships as well. Now there is hope from communications expert Leil Lowndes's How to Be a People Magnet. The bestselling author of How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You, Lowndes reveals specific and proven techniques for attracting friends and lovers and keeping them for life. She uncovers the secrets of attracting friends for fun and romance as well as networking to strengthen business contacts and relationships. Her advice is effective, yet easy for anyone--shy or bold--to implement.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90326 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 267 pages

Review
"Every single person I know asks, ‘How can I meet her/him?’ At last I have the answer—read this book!" -- Regis Philbin, talk-show host

"Never be intimidated again! The lost art or verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks

"You’ll not only break the ice, you’ll melt it away with your new skills." -- Larry King, talk-show host

Writing for both men and women, Lowndes focuses on what's important and gives readers a good chuckle along the way. -- Publisher's Weekly, January 15, 2001

From the Inside Flap
Some folks are human magnets. People smile at them wherever they go. They have faithful friends who would do anything for them. They get invited to all the parties. They have more dates than they can handle. What's their secret? According to bestselling author Leil Lowndes, beloved and popular people know the secret of fearless communicating . . . and now you can, too. How to Be a People Magnet will teach you how to walk fearlessly into any situation with total confidence, authority, and flair and to walk away with whatever you want—a new friend, a new customer, or a new lover. You'll also learn how to:

• Make strangers like you instantly
• Stamp out that Fatal FUD Factor (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)
• Make everyone around you feel singularly special
• Know when to smile, when not to smile, and why one size doesn't fit all
• Listen to someone's heart, not his or her words
• Fine-tune your tongue, depending on to whom you're talking
• Avoid the two biggest mistakes when meeting someone new
• Develop a round table of friends who will be there for you, whatever happens
• Market yourself like a Hollywood celebrity
• Benefit from the surprising studies on what separates social "winners" from social "losers"

Plus, you'll find out how to prevent simple shyness from trashing your life and why having a high OQ (Optimism Quotient) is the key to communication success.

Like Leil Lowndes's top-selling titles How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You and How to Talk to Anybody About Anything, How to Be a People Magnet is brimming with helpful hints, tips, and ideas for approaching, attracting, and communicating with just about anyone. Whether you're a shy gal or guy or you're just looking for ways to improve your social skills, How to Be a People Magnet will show you exactly what's needed to successfully add new friends and lovers to your life.

From the Back Cover
"Humorous, candid, and wise . . . Lowndes helps readers focus on what's important and gives them a good chuckle along the way."
--Publishers Weekly

From the bestselling author of How to Talk to Anyone About Anything and How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You comes this new book on attracting friends and lovers and keeping them for life. How to Be a People Magnet reveals specific and proven techniques you can use to become a magnet for interesting and engaging people. Communications expert Leil Lowndes shares the secrets of attracting friends for fun and romance as well as networking to strengthen business contacts and relationships.

Whether you are shy or outgoing, you can use Lowndes's tips to:

• Make strangers like you instantly
• Stamp out that Fatal FUD Factor (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)
• Make everyone around you feel singularly special
• Know when to smile, when not to smile, and why one size doesn't fit all
• Fine-tune your tongue, depending on to whom you're talking
• Avoid the two biggest mistakes when meeting someone new

With its helpful hints, tips, and ideas for approaching, attracting, and communicating with just about anyone, How to Be a People Magnet will show you exactly what's needed to successfully add new friends and lovers to your life.

Customer Reviews

Grow Your Gifts by following these basic tips
In this book Leil Lowndes offers some basic guidelines and some new tips on "How to be a People Magnet".

These guidelines are written in an easy-going manner and can be readily applied into your professional and personal life without compromising your integrity or core nature.

Some examples Lowndes advocates are:
Always maintain your grace, Listen from your listener's perspective, Make eye contact, Touch, Watch your body language, Always be positive about yourself and your appearance, Practice the winners conversation style, Befriend others, Talk to the 'tens', Actively seek out your uniqueness and cultivate it, Surprise your friends, Give the gift of 'U Can Do', If you want to date you must initiate, Don't leave love to chance, Subdue your complaints, Share your talents, Recruit your 'Knights of the Round Table', How to: entering a room where you don't know anyone, To 'explain why your thankful' in your conversations. . .

All of these tips combine to reveal you as a more approachable and confident person.

This book is helpful in defining the basics of interpersonal communication and throws in a few enhancements.

An autobiography of her "wonderful" self
Like her other book I also listened to the audio book. As the other one her voice is just a headache!
She explains of how wonderful she is on and on and on... with some spices here and there about some tiny mistakes!!
It is still a book worth reading IF you have a lot of time...

Love this author!
This author is great. Great book...quick and easy read with easy tools to begin using immediately.