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The Art of Talking to Anyone

From the author of How to Say It, the million-copies-sold bestseller

If you want to improve your conversational skills—and achieve greater levels of personal and professional success—The Art of Talking to Anyone is the ultimate book. Rosalie Maggio has built a career on teaching people how to say the right thing at the right time—and she's made her techniques available to you.

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This essential communication handbook includes:

Sample dialogues, topics, and responses

Quick-reference dos and don'ts

Tips for handling special situations

Confidence-building advice and quotations

Key words that get to the business at hand

Whether it's small talk or big, social or work-related, The Art of Talking to Anyone gives you all the tools you need to speak up with confidence, to charm and persuade, and to talk your way through any situation—successfully.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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