With practical advice and small talk "cheat sheets," THE FINE ART OF SMALL TALK teaches conversational skills and techniques that can be used in any type of professional or social situation, from networking events, job fairs, and meetings with clients, to cocktail parties where you don’t know a soul! THE FINE ART OF SMALL TALK teaches how to:
Start a conversation even when you think you have nothing to say
Avoid "foot-in-mouth" disease
Adopt listening skills that will make you a better conversationalist
Approach social functions with confidence
Feel more at ease at parties, meetings, job interviews, and trade shows
Turn every conversation into an opportunity for success
Synopsis
From job interviews to business meetings to office parties—small talk is a big part of business success. In THE FINE ART OF SMALL TALK, nationally-recognized communication expert Debra Fine reveals the techniques and strategies listeners can use to make small talk effortless and increase their ability to network in any setting.
About the Author
Former engineer Debra Fine was a wallflower if there ever was one. But when she found herself at 40, a single mom and divorcee, who had watched her more affable colleagues get promoted around her, she decided she needed to step up her conversational skills. And in doing so she developed a system she now teaches to countless others. Debra has become a nationally recognized expert on communication skills, presenting keynotes, training sessions and workshops for numerous corporations and organizations along with hundreds of insurance, real estate, legal, financial and health care associations.
