An Excellent Read | How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

excellent detail and insight | How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships | Leil Lowndes

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	• How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships Leil Lowndes McGraw-Hill, 2003 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 98 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Geared more for the business world

I liked the idea of learning how to improve conversations with others socially but a good number of the ideas in the book are geared toward the business world and it didn't really apply to me personally. The book is not a waste, it was just a little disappointing. I would recommend it if someone wanted to improve their social status at work.

An Excellent Read

Have you ever heard this conversation after Thanksgiving?

BOB: Hey, Sue. How was your Thanksgiving?
SUE: It was good. How was yours?
BOB: Good.
SUE: Well, that's great...[trailing off into awkward silence].

I'm sure that everyone has noticed that you don't just hear similar conversations right after a holiday--you hear the EXACT same conversation verbatim--word for word. I got so tired of it that I almost wrote off small talk as a fantasy for little children.

As a child, "Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, how are you. I'm fine. I'm fine. And I hope that you are, too," is more than adequate for our conversational needs. However, as we grow older, it is important that we cultivate those skills into something that will help us develop better relationships.

I'm was a boring engineer--well I definitely seemed that I fit the stereotype, because as long as you cannot convey how amazing you REALLY are to other people, you may as well just be another robot off the assembly line spouting generic catch phrases and slogans.

I used to struggle with conversation. How do you keep them going? What do you talk about? As of this writing, I have not even finished the book, and have already noticed my conversation skills have improved exponentially.

Guys, do you want to talk to that special girl? Well, you don't need corny pick up lines--you need to know how to talk to people. What happens when your "material" runs out? You are then forced to have a real conversation. Are you equipped to do so?

I read Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" before reading this book and I would strongly suggest you pick it up as well because it is literally timeless. What Leil Lowndes' "How to Talk to Anyone" does is expand upon Carnegie's concepts.

Carnegie tells you the theory and Lowndes gives you more specific examples to give you a kick start. The art of conversation is a dying one, however, you can develop strong, healthy relationships if you apply the concepts of this book and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" to your life.

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excellent detail and insight

I very much enjoyed the book . So few take the time to show the way to improving good communication skills Thank you.

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I Think Anyone Can Take at Least 5 Things From this Book

I read "How to Win Friends..." first, so I had a pretty good idea of where this book would go. I think this book would definitely be helpful to anyone wishing to gain some oourage networking at parties, events, or seminars. But you have to try and apply what you read, or else you're wasting your time.

I bought this book because I usually have a difficult time keeping a conversation going. Either the other person is boring, and utters few words, or I'm not really interested in listening to them anymore. BUT you have to learn how to focus even on boring people. The books one tips stresses how important it is to focus on what someone is saying, in order to pull keywords, and use those keywords to keep the conversation going.

Overall, the book is an easy read. The author uses stories to describe her tips. And the tips are about 3-4 pages each. I finished this book in 2 days.

In conclusion, go buy the book and try to practice what you read. You might feel like a fool at first, but you'll began to see these tips work.

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

"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes."--Harvey McKay, author of Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten

Leil Lowndes' How to Talk to Anyone offers101 time-tested hints, tips, and techniques for confidently communicating with others. A bestselling author and renowned communications consultant, Lowndes focuses on ice-breaking skills and communication techniques that are proven successful when making a positive first impression, establishing instant rapport and credibility, and more.

Packed with basic, no-nonsense advice and solid research evidence about which techniques work best in which areas, How to Talk to Anyone show readers how to: Make small talk not so small Use body language to captivate an audience Look like you know what you're talking about--even when you don't

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