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Tell me what you think of this unusual book launch or tell us your worst small talk story and you could win a copy of the Small Talk, Big Results! Chit Chat Your Way to Success
Small Talk, Big Results! Chit Chat Your Way to Success
Author: Diane Windingland
Paperback: 76 pages
Publisher: Small Talk Big Results (October 30, 2010)
Synposis:
“I used to hate small talk. To me, it was nothing more than blah, blah, blah…I thought it was a waste of time. And, I wasn’t very good at it.”
Anyone who thinks the opening line of Small Talk, Big Results! describes them, raise your hand. You can’t see it but I’m sitting here waving my hand in the air! In theory, I knew about networking. I had the business cards, the firm handshake, and the sparkling smile. I just didn’t know how to get people to talk about more than where the bathroom was or how nice the weather had been. So Small Talk, Big Results! is the book I’d been waiting for all my life.
Two words say it all: small talk. This book not only tells you why small talk is important but it gives you some concrete lessons: what to say, how to say it, some examples of what NOT to say directly from conversations Windingland eavesdropped on, how to get yourself out of trouble when you say something stupid. Introductions, memory tricks, business cards, body language, international rules—it’s all there.
Review:
This book is divided into short chapters each focusing on a necessary skill. Windingland has filled the book with funny, personal stories and easy tricks that make this a quick read that you actually remember after you’ve closed the book. She takes a big idea like “make a personal connection” and breaks it down into practical steps. She also brings up things you may never have thought about before such as body language. I’m giving this book to my college aged daughter and think everyone high school aged and older should read it.
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While working for a large commercial contractor I attended an expo on green-building which was arranged by the town of Tolleson–I was representing my employer (the other employees weren’t much interested in green building)
Seated at a table with several architects I fell into small talk with the man next to me. I thought our discussion about interior design might lead to a new job opportunity. Well, it led to an opportunity but not the one I was hoping for; at the end of the day I received his card an an invitation…for a date. Not what I had in mind!