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    How to Start and Make a Conversation

    By Christopher Gottschalk

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    About this ebook

    Not only is good communication vital for most professions, being able to have a quick, comfortable conversation — something more than 40 percent of adults struggle with — can be helpful in almost every aspect of your life.


    With How to Start and Make a Conversation, you will be able to start and hold a conversation with nearly anyone in 30 seconds or less. You will learn how to make small talk and what is so important about being able to hold a conversation. From the basic tenets of how you feel about yourself to how you assume other people see you, you will learn what conversation entails and what you can expect when you let your guard down and simply start talking. You will learn some basic concepts of what people are interested in talking about and how to avoid those awkward pauses.


    This book can help even the shyest of individuals understand what they need to know to keep the conversation running smoothly. You will learn how to carry the clout in a conversation and what subtleties, topics, and habits to avoid to keep from feeling embarrassed. Learn how to gracefully exit a casual conversation and finally learn how to meet new people by attending or holding networking events, holiday parties, or venturing into the dreaded singles’ scene. If you need to brush up on your people skills, How to Start and Make a Conversation will show you how.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM-Y Books
    Release dateOct 1, 2014
    ISBN9781601386403
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    • 4/5
      “How to Start and Make a Conversation: How to Talk to Anyone in 30 Seconds or Less” by Chris Gottschalk is a book that is meant to help people who may be shy or awkward when starting a conversation with others. Mr. Gottschalk covers many areas such as social anxiety, rejection, and self-esteem as possible barriers to some when it comes to conversation. He further delves into body language, making small talk, how to leave a conversation, how to have conversations with new friends and even how to ask someone on a date!Mr. Gottschalk does a good job with breaking down the importance of conversation and how to overcome some of the difficulties people face when trying to initiate conversation. I liked that he covered how to talk with potential friends and romantic interests. And just as important and starting a conversation is the ability to end a conversation. Although a lot of this is common sense, it helps to really understand what may be holding you back by seeing it spelled out in print. Mr. Gottschalk does not talk down to the reader but makes the reader feel understood. Do I think this book will change shy people over night? No. But it can help a shy person build up the skills to overcome their fears and make conversations more appealing.
    • 4/5
       Before there was Facebook and Twitter, there was a thing called talking - actual face to face communication. In the book How to Start and Make a Conversation you'll learn how to talk to anyone in thirty seconds or less. You may think this is easy and just text somebody, but in the competitive business world, or just life in general, good communication skills are required. The book's target readers will be mostly shy men and women who have a hard time getting up the nerve to talk to someone, but it can easily be used by students, teachers, business owners, etc. The author quickly takes you through the basic reasons of why conversation is important in our society. There are many reasons why someone can struggle with communications, like social anxiety, fear of rejection, self-esteem, etc. Throughout the book you'll learn about how important body language is; speaking to a stranger in thirty seconds or less; how to make small talk; how to leave a conversation; communicating at work; making friends; the romantic art of conversation; and learning how to communicate in the social media world.  This book sparked my interests because I have always been a shy person and, for the most part, avoided small talk. At a social or family event, I would just to into the other room and avoid the conversation. How to Start and Make a Conversation is a great read for shy people, or anyone who wants to brush up on their social skills. There are many helpful tips to get a person through an awkward situation, including starting conversations/small talk at work (even learn how to talk to your boss) and even starting a meaningful conversation on a first date. If you are having any sort of trouble communicating, need to brush up before that big job interview, or are just looking for topics to discuss on a date, then I would recommend this book.