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After decades of affluence, we’re busy renovating our homes, buffing and botoxing our bodies and losing ourselves in passive entertainment and shopping, as depression and anxiety soar. And with the arrival of Netflix and Uber Eats, there’s less and less incentive to leave home. Could our constant need for connection be messing with our brains? Is this why we’re losing our ability to strike up a conversation with anyone we don’t know? And given that so many of our kids lack one-on-one attention and regular touch, are we raising this new generation to be profoundly lonely?

Most of us assume our success relies on a network of friends and close contacts. But innovative thinking requires a steady stream of fresh ideas and new possibilities, which strangers are more likely to introduce. Our survival instincts naturally cause us to look upon strangers with suspicion and distrust, but in The Necessity of Strangers, Alan Gregerman offers the provocative idea that engaging with strangers is an opportunity, not a threat, and that engaging with the right strangers is essential to unlocking our real potential.

"How To Talk To Strangers / Advice From a Professional Stranger Talker” is more than a book; it's a journey towards social prowess, packed with laughter, learning, and the limitless potential of every new conversation. In a world where digital screens often replace human contact; the author's fresh perspective is a lifeline to reclaiming your innate ability to connect with others in person and rekindle your confidence in interacting with new people.

This book, 50 Things to Know Before Talking to Strangers by author Jerome Niemi, offers tips on approaching people you don't even know. Most books about this subject share stories about famous strangers who've met and how their differences made some of them into enemies.

In this book, I'll show you the step-by-step formula that I've been using whenever I change my environment.

Good communication with colleagues and clients is an important aspect of doing business successfully. But if you're only talking to your associates, you're missing out on half the story and leaving money on the table. Start with Hello reveals how the most successful businesspeople and leaders share an overlooked and underappreciated talent - the ability to engage and communicate with strangers in productive, creative ways.