How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends: Revised and Updated » (REVISED)

Don Gabor is a communications trainer and author of seven self-help books and audiotapes. He helps organizations that want people with high-impact communication skills and individuals who want to have better conversations. He is a frequent media guest, a spokesperson for Sprint, and a member of the National Speakers Association. Don lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Eileen.

For nearly twenty years, small-talk expert Don Gabor has helped thousands of people communicate with wit, confidence, and enthusiasm with his bestseller How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends. This new edition brings the art of having a conversation up to date.

Contents

A Note from the Author

Introduction: Meeting New People and Making New Friends

Part I. Starting Your Conversations with Confidence

1 First Contact — Body Language

2 Breaking the Ice and Getting the Conversation Going

3 Five Seconds to Success: The Art of Remembering Names

Part II. Continuing Your Conversations with Wit and Charm

4 Keeping the Conversation Going Strong

5 Getting Your Ideas Across

6 Overcoming Conversational Hang-ups

Part III. Ending Your Conversations with a Great Impression

7 Closing Conversations Tactfully

8 Making Friends

Part IV. Boosting Your Conversations to the Next Level

9 Recognizing and Using Conversation Styles

10 Talking to People from Other Countries

11 Customs That Influence Cross-Cultural Conversations

12 Five Golden Rules of Mobile Phone Etiquette

13 E-mail and On-line Chat Rooms: Making Conversation and Friends in Cyberspace

14 Improving Your Conversations

15 50 Ways to Improve Your Conversations

Conclusion

Index