“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 book How 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 …
“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 book How 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 impression14 ways to master small talk, “big talk,” and body language14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone9 ways to feed someone’s ego (and know when NOT to!)11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room7 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 confuse How to Talk to Anyone with one of Leil’s previous books, How to Talk to Anybody About Anything. This one is completely different!
Review of 'How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I wasn't going to add this to my Goodreads but this is the actual worst book I've ever read.
The bulk of it is basic things, like making eye contact, making up for mistakes, being polite, and being confident.
The rest is anecdotes that are totally sycophantic. The introduction is all about how the successful and wealthy people you know of aren't beneficiaries of inheritance but their natural ability to influence people. This is negated by the very first tip, which is supported by a story about a person who inherits a business!
There are also stories about how nobles are better than commoners, and advice that one should agree during a speech of a more successful person (muttering "good idea!") because it makes you seem like an independent thinker, an assertion that is absurd on its face.
Review of 'How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
It's a collection of topics in essay or blog post form which, although not devaluing the book, does make it feel a little... compiled. It's verbose for what it's trying to accomplish, using examples of the author's encounters to emphasise the points being made. The use of invented of terms and pet names grated a on me, but did make a useful shorthand for later reference.
I got about halfway through before I realised that I could bypass most of the content and head straight for the summary at the end of each topic. It gave me the point the author was trying to make without the "imagine for a moment..." touchy-feely content, and doing so enabled me to enjoy and benefit from it more.
