How to Talk to Absolutely Anyone: Confident Communication for Work, Life and Relationships
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- Author：Mark Rhodes
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Summary
Talk to anyone， anytime， about anything -- with confidence。 How to Talk to Absolutely Anyone is your personal handbook for stepping up your communication game。 Part confidence coach and part social manual， this book reveals the reasons behind your reserve and offers real， practical ways to break through the barriers and make a connection。 Whether you fear judgement and rejection or just don't know what to say， these simple exercises will equip you with a gold mine of social tools to get you through any situation。 This new second edition has been updated to include the complete 30-day Zero to Hero Personal Confidence Course， to help you build your skills and increase your chances of getting what you want out of any conversation。 Working step-by-step， you'll learn how to approach strangers， strike up a conversation and exit gracefully; by first changing your outlook， you develop the ability to navigate even tricky situations with confidence and ease。
Conversation skills affect more than your social life -- they can impact your career as well。 In removing your social hesitance， you open up a whole new world of effective communication with customers and colleagues， and begin building the relationships that get you closer to your goals。 This book provides real-world techniques to help you get better and better every day， enabling you to:
Overcome your fear of rejection。 Strike up a conversation with anyone， anywhere。 Open up to make real connections and build strong rapport。 Carry your confidence into networking， sales and more。 Leave the days of awkwardness behind you。 Stop running away from uncomfortable interactions and start getting comfortable instead。 Whether you need to close the deal， build contacts or just make small talk at a party， How to Talk to Absolutely Anyone helps you build the confidence and skills you need to talk your way to success。
Conversation skills affect more than your social life -- they can impact your career as well。 In removing your social hesitance， you open up a whole new world of effective communication with customers and colleagues， and begin building the relationships that get you closer to your goals。 This book provides real-world techniques to help you get better and better every day， enabling you to:
Overcome your fear of rejection。 Strike up a conversation with anyone， anywhere。 Open up to make real connections and build strong rapport。 Carry your confidence into networking， sales and more。 Leave the days of awkwardness behind you。 Stop running away from uncomfortable interactions and start getting comfortable instead。 Whether you need to close the deal， build contacts or just make small talk at a party， How to Talk to Absolutely Anyone helps you build the confidence and skills you need to talk your way to success。
Reviews
Joanne
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Audiobook - I liked the first half a lot， but then it got all business-y which wasn't relevant to me。 A lot was about how to start a conversation and very little on how to carry on a conversation。 Audiobook - I liked the first half a lot， but then it got all business-y which wasn't relevant to me。 A lot was about how to start a conversation and very little on how to carry on a conversation。 。。。more
Lauren
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Improving your people skills and becoming a people-person is a surefire route to success， happiness， and confidence。 Weive all looked enviously across the room at that person who seems to effortlessly interact with everyone - humorous， confident and well liked。 That person is confident with people they don't know， they have no fear of rejection， they can handle difficult situations with apparent ease。 Well now you can too。While the basic fundamentals are there I did not really get anything out o Improving your people skills and becoming a people-person is a surefire route to success， happiness， and confidence。 Weive all looked enviously across the room at that person who seems to effortlessly interact with everyone - humorous， confident and well liked。 That person is confident with people they don't know， they have no fear of rejection， they can handle difficult situations with apparent ease。 Well now you can too。While the basic fundamentals are there I did not really get anything out of this book and nothing was really sticking after I finished it。 。。。more
Bipin
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Kind of rudimentary， but very useful and informative for the likes of me。 I definitely should try out some of the tricks from this book to make my life a little easier。
Ornella
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There are definitely good tips in this book。 But it gets kind of repetitive。 I was looking forward to finally finishing it but it dragged for too long。
Tori Pauling
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The first 70% was written for the Sheldon Coopers of the world who need some help with basic conversational skills。 The specific examples at the end were helpful and more of the guidance I was looking for。 They gave advice on moving past simple pleasantries and having a real conversation。
Paweł Rusin
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This book promises a lot and delivers little
Orhun
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Smooth and fun。 Nothing fancy or new inside， but a nice and easy read
Jecca Grice
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Pretty weak。 Didn't feel I learnt anything new。 Pretty weak。 Didn't feel I learnt anything new。 。。。more
Lauren Millington
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I found this book a little rudimentary for what I was looking for and actually a lot of it affirmed what I already do。 I found chapter 13 to be the most helpful with how to deal with specific awkward conversations， especially in the work place。
Alfred Timothy Lotho
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The book started out really weak discussing the basics of "talking"。 At the start， the author explains about fear， visualizing the outcome， thinking about a negative response from the person you're talking to， etc。 And then， it suddenly jumps to complicated make-your-speech-unnatural suggestions such as using the same language as the person （i。e。 5 senses） or being careful with the choice of words。 They are indeed useful advice but the biggest problem is that most of them don't stick。 A few hour The book started out really weak discussing the basics of "talking"。 At the start， the author explains about fear， visualizing the outcome， thinking about a negative response from the person you're talking to， etc。 And then， it suddenly jumps to complicated make-your-speech-unnatural suggestions such as using the same language as the person （i。e。 5 senses） or being careful with the choice of words。 They are indeed useful advice but the biggest problem is that most of them don't stick。 A few hours after reading the book， I asked myself what the 4 steps of "how to talk to absolutely anyone" was and I couldn't remember even 1 of them。 。。。more
Ron Vereggen
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A good solid book on the foundations of effective communication and influence - Mark does a great job of explaining NLP techniques in easy to understand and ethical ways
Alexander Zverev
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Отличное начало， а в середине бизнес-бред и нудятина。
Kate Sergejeva
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Достаточно примитивно
Julian
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Great advice in here but I felt it would be more use for someone in the business world and isn't as confident talking to others as most。 If you already have a confidence that lets you talk to most people anyway this book won't teach you a lot you don't already know。 I want to rate it 3。5 cuz 3 feels a tad too harsh but 4 feels too generous。 All in all， worth a read if you feel you need it。 Great advice in here but I felt it would be more use for someone in the business world and isn't as confident talking to others as most。 If you already have a confidence that lets you talk to most people anyway this book won't teach you a lot you don't already know。 I want to rate it 3。5 cuz 3 feels a tad too harsh but 4 feels too generous。 All in all， worth a read if you feel you need it。 。。。more
Ajay Palekar
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This is a much needed lesson in confidence， conversation skills， and the art of connection。 From starting with the fundamental question of why -- why should we speak to strangers？ Why should we want to be better at conversation？ -- to the little tips and tricks which are obvious yet I had utterly missed in my personal experience this book does a lot right。 But， overall the read was short， unmemorable， and I don't believe that it addressed the deeper root causes of the issue。 Advice like spend to This is a much needed lesson in confidence， conversation skills， and the art of connection。 From starting with the fundamental question of why -- why should we speak to strangers？ Why should we want to be better at conversation？ -- to the little tips and tricks which are obvious yet I had utterly missed in my personal experience this book does a lot right。 But， overall the read was short， unmemorable， and I don't believe that it addressed the deeper root causes of the issue。 Advice like spend today reflecting on what are you afraid of in speaking to a stranger？ Is a good first step， but a book may not have the power to offer much more。 Overall， a decent read but could be missed。 。。。more
M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoiler alert: go up to someone and talk to them。 Problem solved。
Anjali Singla
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Nice book about the art of communication。。。 A must read for the beginners。。。 However practical exposure is required for gaining the real skill
Astri
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This book has great and useful tips to start and sustain conversations in our everyday life， whether it's in the coffee shop， bookstore， and also in our work。 There is also an exercise in the last chapter that you could do to start practicing your communication skills。 A must read for anyone having difficulties or struggling with communicating confidently。 This book has great and useful tips to start and sustain conversations in our everyday life， whether it's in the coffee shop， bookstore， and also in our work。 There is also an exercise in the last chapter that you could do to start practicing your communication skills。 A must read for anyone having difficulties or struggling with communicating confidently。 。。。more
Jack
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Generally speaking reading through this book you'll rarely stumble upon something you don't actually know， you'll just find some cool tips and tricks here and there that you haven't thought off before but the structure and simplicity of it make it an excellent go to reference that will guide you through any situation really Generally speaking reading through this book you'll rarely stumble upon something you don't actually know， you'll just find some cool tips and tricks here and there that you haven't thought off before but the structure and simplicity of it make it an excellent go to reference that will guide you through any situation really 。。。more
Francesca
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It's a nice and easy read。 There are some good points made and it's helpful to underline the key points。 However， didn't particularly give the correct guidance in how to handle certain situations and the examples were quite obscure。 It's a nice and easy read。 There are some good points made and it's helpful to underline the key points。 However， didn't particularly give the correct guidance in how to handle certain situations and the examples were quite obscure。 。。。more
Mariia
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Very good book for people with social anxietyI liked this book， it gives useful advice for begginers。 Helps to improve the conversation skill。 Good for different working situations
catherine
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Overall a good starting point for me， I really like the examples given towards the end in dealing with difficult conversations。 My problem that I was hoping to get an idea of working around is that I don't see the value in talking to people about many things - I don't see the point in complaining about the weather， I don't watch tv or films so I can't join in conversations about them， I'm not into fashion or make-up。。。 Overall a good starting point for me， I really like the examples given towards the end in dealing with difficult conversations。 My problem that I was hoping to get an idea of working around is that I don't see the value in talking to people about many things - I don't see the point in complaining about the weather， I don't watch tv or films so I can't join in conversations about them， I'm not into fashion or make-up。。。 。。。more
Aleh Piatrou
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Банально и очень скучно。 Никаких новых и интересных идей。
Dina
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Марк описал 4 стадии типового разговора и основные препятствия на пути к качественному и интересному диалогу。По сути все эти слова стары， как мир。 И нового мира Марк Роудз для меня не открыл。Но его книга хороша для тех， у кого вообще не клеится разговор， не знает с какой стороны подступить к собеседнику， а также для тех， кто мучается от приступов паники только при мысли о том， что ему надо будет подойти к незнакомому человеку и что-то сказать。Марк дает очень практичные и простые советы， которые Марк описал 4 стадии типового разговора и основные препятствия на пути к качественному и интересному диалогу。По сути все эти слова стары， как мир。 И нового мира Марк Роудз для меня не открыл。Но его книга хороша для тех， у кого вообще не клеится разговор， не знает с какой стороны подступить к собеседнику， а также для тех， кто мучается от приступов паники только при мысли о том， что ему надо будет подойти к незнакомому человеку и что-то сказать。Марк дает очень практичные и простые советы， которые будут подспорьем для новичков， ну или совсем уж в запущенных случаях。Для меня с точки зрения информативности эта книга на уровне 2х звезд。Но за структуру и за подсказки в общении могу накинуть еще 1-у。 。。。more
Sehar Moughal
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Basic read for beginners。 I found a couple of things useful; adopting the SUD （subjective unit of discomfort） to judge fear while speaking with strangers/people。 Also， a balance of close/open ended questions was recommended by Rhodes to conversation in a successful manner。 I am more attentive and reflective while/after my conversations with others。
Louis
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A little disappointed。 Was hoping for more on how to make conversation with strangers met in social situations。 This book kept its focus on work life。 I have no problems at work， just personal。 Oh well。
Desiree
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Good info
Angel Wu
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Skimmed but， please tell me something that I don't know。 Skimmed but， please tell me something that I don't know。 。。。more
Cagne
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