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Better Small Talk

Talk to Anyone, Avoid Awkwardness, Generate Deep Conversations, and Make Real Friends

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Better Small Talk

By: Patrick King
Narrated by: Russell Newton
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Networking events suck, but they can suck less. What to say and when to say to be likable, connect, and make a memorable impression.

Actionable and applicable verbal maneuvers for just about every phase of conversation. From hello to goodbye, with strangers or old friends, you'll learn how to simply go deeper.

No more: Interview mode, awkward silence, or struggling to hold people’s attention.

Better Small Talk is a unique listen. Imagine the following situation: You've just put on your name tag, and you're approached by a stranger. What do you say? Nice weather today.

No, we can do better than this. Learn better small talk to avoid awkwardness, put people at ease, and build real rapport.

Learn to open people up without them even realizing it.

Patrick King is an internationally best-selling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. He suffered for years as a shy introvert and managed to boil human interaction down to a science - first for himself, and now for you.

You'll learn exact dialogues, responses, phrases, and questions to use.

  • How to tell captivating stories and what to actually focus on
  • Four ways to warm yourself up and prepare for even the most unpredictable conversations
  • Instantly setting a tone of friendship and openness with strangers
  • Common and subtle conversational habits you need to stop right now

Become someone who is magnetic and who can make new friends in any situation.

Simple conversation is the gatekeeper to friendships, your dream career, romance, and overall happiness. The ability to connect with anyone is an underrated superpower. People will be more drawn to you without even knowing why, and never again people will people be bored talking to you. You’ll never run out of things to say when you master these conversation tactic

©2020 Patrick King (P)2020 Patrick King
Communication & Social Skills Emotions Personal Development Personal Success Friendship
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Excellent book if you want tips and tricks to make yourself a better conversationalist and make more meaningful relationships

Great book

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Great insight on keeping free flow of conversation with others, especially if you are the type of person who does barely anything in life aka introverts

Free Association and The Nine Frameworks

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Very lacking and short not really worth the money.
Must be better alternatives. Annoying voice

Lacking

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This should be called "How to Hate Small Talk Even More" or "How to Have Even More Boring Conversations than You Do Already".

This book reminded me of exactly why I do avoid talking to random people and why I typically don't like 'social butterflies'.

If you've ever thought to yourself "wow, this clown is using canned lines" then get this book and you too can make people cringe with your awful stories about school or your last holiday or something else that people only listen to out of politeness.

Awful. Actually made me depressed.

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