How to Talk to Anyone About Anything

<p>Most adults are surprisingly bad at small talk.</p><p>Not bad as in shy. Bad as in: weather weekend work - the usual three - and then a slow death.</p><p>The good ones aren't more outgoing. They have a system.</p><p>This book is that system.</p><p>Not 51 conversation starters. Not be confident. A structured way to enter sustain and gracefully exit conversations with anyone - coworkers strangers in-laws the date you weren't sure about.</p><p><strong>Inside:</strong></p><p>· The three openers that work in any context and why what do you do isn't one.<br>· F.O.R.D. - Family Occupation Recreation Dreams. The four-part frame that gives you 90 minutes of material with anyone.<br>· How to keep talking when there's nothing to talk about. The pivot move.<br>· Active listening that isn't fake. Specific things to do with your face your body your follow-up.<br>· Reading when someone wants out - and how to get out yourself without being rude.<br>· Difficult topics: politics religion money illness. When to engage when to deflect what to say either way.<br>· The conversation hack used by hostage negotiators. Real one. Useful in any awkward moment.</p><p>If you've ever survived a networking event by hiding in the bathroom this is your map.</p><p>Conversation isn't a personality trait. It's a craft and like any craft it gets dramatically easier with the right framework.</p><p>Read it once. Practice one technique at the next dinner. Notice the difference within a week.</p>