Product Description

Are you tongue-tied at parties, terrified by confrontation? Do you fret and worry after every conversation? This book—a sassy, nuts-and-bolts guide—teaches you to find your silver tongue and become a sparkling conversationalist. With bite-sized chapters like: "Wallflowers Anonymous (Starting Conversations, Speaking Up)," "The Old Switcheroo (Changing the Subject)," and "Shock the Monkey (Spicing Up the Conversation)," find savvy, usable tips to improve small-talk skills, speak up with confidence, and make everyday social interactions more interesting and engaging. Learn to beat that awkward feeling. Speak with your own unique and captivating voice. Look forward to casual conversation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #578389 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 130 pages

From the Publisher
At work or play, this little book offers practical, hip, and witty advice for enhancing conversation skills. Learn how to: deal with bores, narcissists, and overdisclosers; disagree with someone respectfully; deal with aggressive behavior; start a conversation; disengage from a conversation; and deepen connection through conversation.

Customer Reviews

Nothing useful or path breaking in this book
Title of the book is misleading. I thought it would help me with "small talk" but there are only 4-5 pages about that. ALL of the book is common sense stuff with nothing special to help you in small talk situations.

Very disappointing
I geuss maybe I didn't quite understand the description of this book because it was not what I expected. The different chapters gave examples of what could be said in one-on-one conversations. It did not help me as much as some other books such as "Conversationally Speaking". If you need help with conversation skills and social anxiety disorder, this is not the book for you.

Useful and Interesting
This is definitely one of the best books on conversation and social interaction--and specifically, on small talk and dealing with those aspects of social life that are integral in getting what you want and creating satisfying relationships. The book is brief, but packed with good ideas and very enjoyable to read.