How to Talk to Anyone 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

by Lowndes, Leil

• ISBN13: 9780071418584
• ISBN10: 007141858X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-10
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

"You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills."-- Larry King"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes."-- Harvey McKay, author of"How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive"What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?"What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people.The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her bookHow to Talk to Anyone(Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life. In this information-packed book you'll find: 9 ways to make a dynamite first impression 14 ways to master small talk, "big talk," and body language 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!) 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool 15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room 7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten aliveIn her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style, Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them, including: "Rubberneck the Room," "Be a Copyclass," "Come Hither Hands," "Bare Their Hot Button," "The Great Scorecard in the Sky," and "Play the Tombstone Game," for big success in your social life, romance, and business.How to Talk to Anyone, which is an update of her popular book,Talking the Winner's Way(see the 5-star reviews of the latter) is based on solid research about techniques that work!By the way, don't confuseHow to Talk to Anyonewith one of Leil's previous books,How to Talk to Anybody About Anything. This one is completely different!

Author Biography

Leil Lowndes is an internationally acclaimed communication consultant. A frequent guest on radio and TV, she is the author of six books.

Table of Contents

Part One: You Only Have Ten Seconds to Show You're a Somebody
Part Two: What Do I Say After I Say "Hi?"
Part Three: How to Talk Like the Big Boys 'n' Girls
Part Four: How to Be an Insider in Any Crowd
Part Five: Why, We're Just Alike!
Part Six: The Power of Praise, the Folly of Flattery
Part Seven: Direct Dial Their Hearts
Part Eight: How to Work a Party Like a Politician Works a Room
Part Nine: Little Tricks of Big Winners
A Final Word: Your Destiny
Notes
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