K. Topf “The Art of Easy Conversation”

Easy conversation, or in English small talk, delivers real pleasure (and sometimes real benefits) to those who master this art. The rest consider it empty chatter about nothing, but secretly probably dream of learning how to easily make acquaintances, maintain a pleasant conversation with a fellow traveler or an unfamiliar colleague at a party. What is needed for this? Throw away fear, pacify the voice of doubt, show interest and curiosity, move from simple to complex.

Easy conversation, or in English small talk, delivers real pleasure (and sometimes real benefits) to those who master this art. The rest consider it empty chatter about nothing, but secretly probably dream of learning how to easily make acquaintances, maintain a pleasant conversation with a fellow traveler or an unfamiliar colleague at a party. What is needed for this? Throw away fear, pacify the voice of doubt, show interest and curiosity, move from simple to complex. Cornelia Topf, a communication consultant from the University of Augsburg (Germany), offers such a path to novice lovers of secular conversation. But in order to become a professional in this field, it turns out that it is necessary to fulfill the wishes of others during the conversation, to show sincere attention, respect and sympathy to them. The detailed analysis of our speech behavior, strategies and mistakes offered in this book will be of interest not only to those who strive for career and social success, but also to those who want to be a pleasant conversationalist completely disinterestedly.

Omega-L: SmartBook, 137 p.

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