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  • The Definitive Guide to Talking to Anyone in Any Situation
  • By: Michael Wakefield
  • Narrated by: J.D. Zelman
  • Length: 1 hr and 49 mins

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By: Michael Wakefield
Narrated by: J.D. Zelman
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Publisher's Summary

Many people find themselves confused with how small talk can positively affect their everyday life. Some people even despise small talk, dismissing it as nothing more than a façade, an over-the-top exchange of politeness. Learning the strategies of small talk in this book will dramatically change your social life for the better.

Small Talk: The Definitive Guide to Talking to Anyone in Any Situation guides listeners through the complex interactive form of social discourse known as small talk. Many people struggle with small talk. Quite a few despise it. This book breaks down and examines the many different components that make up small talk.

In this book, you will find:

  • How small talk can improve your daily interactions and how it can enhance your life
  • Ways that you can improve your small talk skills, and how the strategies offered in this book can make that happen
  • Real-life examples of how to engage in small talk in numerous situations
  • Things that you should not do when engaging in small talk
  • Helpful theories surrounding small talk that are backed by scientific research

Small talk provides people with rewarding social experiences. As such, improved small talk conversations correlate with higher levels of happiness, causes people to bond, and invites the possibility for deeper levels of connection. People use small talk as a way to establish commonalities and familiarize themselves with one another, thus making future interaction more comfortable and desirable. This book contains advice for ensuring that your small talk conversations will lead to positive outcomes for yourself in particular and to a happier and more fulfilling life in general.

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©2016 Michael Wakefield (P)2016 Golden Road Publishing

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