How to start a conversation and make friends
By: Don Gabor
Edition: Rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: Fireside
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781416535546
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Conversation; Interpersonal relations
Description: Shows how to strike up a conversation with anyone in almost any situation, and provides tips on overcoming shyness, making new friends, and become more confident and successful.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A note from the author; title: Introduction: Meeting new people and making new friends; title: Part I. Starting your conversations with confidence; title: 1. First contact; title: body language ; 2. Breaking the ice and getting the conversation going; title: 3. Five seconds to success: the art of remembering names; title: Part II. Continuing your conversation with wit and charm; title: 4. Keeping the conversation going strong; title: 5. Getting your ideas across; title: 6. Overcoming conversational hang-ups; title: Part III. Ending your conversation with a great impression; title: 7. Closing conversations tactifully; title: 8. Making friends; title: Part IV. Boosting your conversations to the next level; title: 9. Recognizing and using comversation styles; title: 10. Talking to people from other countries; title: 11. Customs that influence cross-cultural conversations; title: 12. Five golden rules of mobile phone etiquette; title: 13, E-mail and on-line chat rooms: making conversation and friends in cyberspace; title: 14. Improving your conversations; title: 15. 50 ways to improve your conversations; title: Conclusions; title: Index.