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Small Talk

Why your business relationships may hinge on the large role of small talk.

Summaries

7 Book

Conversational Intelligence

How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results
Judith E. Glaser
Routledge, 2013
9 Book

How to Talk to Anyone

92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
Leil Lowndes
McGraw-Hill, 2003
7 Book

The Art of Connecting

How to Overcome Differences, Build Rapport, and Communicate Effectively with Anyone
Claire Raines and Lara Ewing
AMACOM, 2006
8 Book

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

What the Most Effective People Do Differently
John C. Maxwell
HarperCollins Leadership, 2010
7 Book

The Fine Art of Small Talk

How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills - and Leave a Positive Impression!
Debra Fine
Hyperion, 2005
5 Article
Eric Ravenscraft
The New York Times, 2020
7 Book

How to Instantly Connect with Anyone

96 All-New Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
Leil Lowndes
McGraw-Hill, 2009
Book

Small Talk

How to Start a Conversation, Truly Connect with Others and Make a Killer First Impression
Diane Weston
Monkey Publishing, 2019
Book

Talk

The Science of Conversation
Elizabeth Stokoe
Constable & Robinson, 2021
8 Book
Don Gabor
Fireside, 2001
8 Book

We Need to Talk

How to Have Conversations that Matter
Celeste Headlee
Harper Wave, 2017
Book

STFU

The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World
Dan Lyons
Henry Holt, 2023