The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk : How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere About Anything
Bernardo J. Carducci, Ph.D. (Kansas State University, 1981) is professor of psychology, full-time classroom teacher, and Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast; a fellow of the American Psychological Association; a member of "Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology"; and a consultant with Social Performance Enhancement Services, which serves to help individuals plan strategies to increase their interpersonal effectiveness and reach their personal and professional goals.In addition to The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk: How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere About Anything (1999, Pocket Guide Publishing), Bernie is the author of The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications (1998, Brooks/Cole), a college-level textbook, and Shyness: A Bold New Approach (1999, HarperCollins), a popular-press book offering strategies for controlling shyness in adults and children.  He has made multiple! appearances on Good Morning America and has been interviewed on radio all over the world.  His writings and advice have been featured in such diverse sources as U.S. News and World Report, Psychology Today, USA Weekend Magazine, Glamour, Jet, Vogue, the New York Times, and The London Times, as well as others.