The Small Talk Handbook
by Wadsworth, MelissaEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-09-18
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary
Small talk with anyone! There's a difference between communicating effectively and making small talk. Even if you have no fear of public speaking, you might still stumble over simple conversation when chatting with your superior, unexpectedly running into a friend, or breaking the ice with someone you just met. The Small Talk Handbooklays down the basics to engaging chitchat and teaches you how to enliven your personal and professional communication - no matter where you are. It offers the necessary tools to focus on verbal strengths, minimize weaknesses, and leave the best impression. So whether you're hosting a client dinner, attending a friend's cocktail party, or participating in a fundraising event for your children's school, you will always know just what to say with The Small Talk Handbook.
Author Biography
Melissa Wadsworth has been a marketing and public relations professional for twenty years. Her company, Wadsworth Communications, specializes in PR programs for national corporate clients and entrepreneurs. She is a graduate of UCLA and an accomplished nonfiction writer, marketing copywriter, and photographer. She currently lives in Seattle, WA.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 9 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| Small Talk Starter Kit | p. 15 |
| Talking It Up with Body Language | p. 27 |
| Savvy Socializing | p. 45 |
| Social Ease on the Dating Scene | p. 61 |
| Everyday Mingling | p. 77 |
| Nourishing Small Talk: Home Entertaining and Business Meals | p. 91 |
| Small Talk Muscle in the Workplace | p. 105 |
| Interaction Strategies Outside the Office | p. 119 |
| Taking Stock of Your Small Talk Skills | p. 135 |
| Appendix | p. 149 |
| Index | p. 153 |
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