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The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation in Any Situation (英語) 平裝
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基本信息 齣版社: Piatkus Books (2006年1月5日) 平裝: 160頁 語種: 英語 ISBN: 0749926740 條形碼: 9780749926748 商品尺寸: 12.6 x 1.4 x 19.7 cm 商品重量: 186 g ASIN: 0749926740
內容簡介 Communication expert Debra Fine reveals the techniques and strategies anyone can use to make small talk - in any situation. Do you spend an abnormal amount of time hiding in the bathroom or hanging around the buffet table at social gatherings? Does the thought of striking up a conversation with a stranger make your stomach do flip-flops? Do you sit nervously through job interviews waiting for the other person to speak? Are you nervous when it comes to networking? Then it's time you mastered The Fine Art of Small Talk. With practical advice and conversation 'cheat sheets,' The Fine Art of Small Talk will help you learn to feel more comfortable in any type of social situation, from lunch with your boss to going out on a date to a cocktail party where you don't know a soul.
The Fine Art of Small Talk teaches you how to:* Start a conversation even when you think you have nothing to say; Steady your shaky knees and dry your sweaty palms; Prevent awkward pauses and lengthy silences; Adopt listening skills that will make you a better conversationalist; Approach social functions with confidence; Feel more at ease at parties, meetings and at job interviews; TUrn every conversation into an opportunity for success
寫在封麵上的話 談話決不等同於無主題對話。它能幫助你攀登公司晉升階梯;幫助你贏得旁人的尊重;幫助你擴大商務與社交圈;幫助你提升自信程度。赫赫有名的談話專傢戴博拉·弗恩在本書中指導你:學會在各種場閤、活動或場景中結識新朋友;在社交活動中保持鎮定自若;避免令人尷尬的沉寂和語塞;充滿熱情使自己成為受歡迎的人;給人留下良好並深刻的印象……一旦掌握瞭談話的藝術,你不僅能夠讓對方自然地融入到對話當中,而且能夠讓對方感受到重視與尊重。那麼現在就讓戴博拉·弗恩帶你加入談話專傢的行列。在不久的將來你會看到社交活動、商業閤同以及朋友的數量都在顯著增長!《談話的藝術》為你提供實用的建議和簡明的會話一覽錶,因此不管是與公司老總共進午餐還是與陌生人一起參加雞尾酒會,《談話的藝術》可以使你輕鬆自如地應付各種活動。
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From Publishers Weekly Would-be social butterflies will get encouragement but little inspiration from this not quite scintillating self-help primer. Fine, a conversation consultant, insists that small talk is the necessary overture to deeper communication, the key to generating business leads and dates and a pathway to a richer life in which strangers are magically transformed into acquaintances. She covers such cocktail-party conundrums as how to spot "approachable" interlocutors, how to make introductions, how to butt into an intriguing conversation, resuscitate a flagging one and bail out of a boring one, and how to resist one-uppers, know-it-alls, motormouths and other abusers of talk. Given the ingrained human reluctance to talk to strangers, will, not technique, is the real issue. Much of the book is taken up with motivational pep-talks to get readers to initiate contact (one agonizing exercise suggests "walk through the mall and just say hello to ten people as you pass them"); in a world where everyone feels at a loss for words, Fine argues, saying virtually anything makes one a "hero." Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily make one a great conversationalist. The heart of Fine's methodology consists of long lists of icebreakers and inviting questions that she instructs readers to memorize and regurgitate as needed to jump-start and sustain conversations, and these read like rather bad small-talk-dull ("How has the internet affected your life?"), stilted ("Do you have a personal motto or creed?") and awkward ("Describe an embarrassing moment you've had."). Tongue-tied readers can benefit from her pointers and exhortation, but one hopes they will think a little harder before they speak. Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal These two books treat similar subjects, but the contrasts are significant. One covers the entire landscape of speaking, whereas the other focuses just on "small talk." The title of Speak from the Heart describes the book's very solid premise. Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and motivational speaker Adubato emphasizes the importance of being genuine as he attempts to cover every conceivable speaking situation, including public speaking, private conversations, group discussions, and listening. He guides readers in the use of eye contact, developing a conversational style, and being comfortable with their message. Despite many charming personal anecdotes and stories drawn from other sources, this book remains a heavy read. Ironically, while Adubato tells us to make a connection with our audience rather than to "cover the material," he does a much better job of covering the material than of connecting. In contrast, Fine fully engages her audience. She involves readers in the discussion and gives lists of lines people can use to start, maintain, or end a conversation. She discusses conversation topics and how to use them and also includes quizzes, throws in a poem, and scatters a few cartoons to break up the text. Originally released as an audiocassette in 1997, this work comes across much like one of her seminars on small talk. The Fine Art of Small Talk does everything that Speak from the Heart says should be done. Adubato's book is best for academic libraries or large public and business libraries. Fine's is a better choice for most public libraries, as well as business libraries. David Leonhardt, Toronto Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
USA Today, October 17, 2005 Among Fine's best tips are how to deal with these so-called conversation criminals, and how not to be one.
USA Today, October 17, 2005 The meatiest part of Fine's book is a classification of common behaviors that can kill a conversation.
--此文字指 精裝 版本。
談話是我們日常生活平常的一項內容,也可以說是平常的生活技能。我一嚮不屑於翻書去學習這麼普通的生活技能,這太不modern瞭。偶然的一個機會,需要研究一下談話的藝術,就看到瞭手邊這本有關談話的小書。全書隻有65000字,半天時間足可以領會得很好,從中獲得的啓發卻可能夠我們用一生。如果生活就像一場電視直播,那麼書中一些很實用的談話提綱就好像我們的“提詞器”。很多被我們忽略的場景,也許就是改變我命運的開始。
的年輕人更熱衷於用虛擬的方式溝通,但是在邁嚮社會,謀求職位的時候,更多的交流是要求麵對麵的進行。交談能夠幫助我們更好地進行人際交往,而良好的人際關係能夠讓我們生活得更加愉悅。從這個角度看,成為談話藝術傢也應該成為我們生活的一個目標,尤其是那些內嚮和自認為內嚮的人。
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"'Fine fully engages her audience. She involves readers in the discussion and gives lists of lines people can use' Library Journal"
作者簡介
Debra Fine is an internationally recognised speaker and trainer. As a member of the National Speakers Association she travels extensively giving lectures and conducting workshops on the topic.
戴博拉·弗恩從小性格內嚮靦腆。按照她自己的話來說,她初齣道時當瞭一名不善言辭“呆頭呆腦”的工程師。現在戴博拉成為瞭聞名全美的談話專傢和培訓師。她的談話技巧培訓課程每年要開設一百次以上。聘請她授課的單位不僅包括IBM、美國財政部等知名機構,而且還有不計其數的房産、金融以及醫療保健公司。她的語言培訓已成為職業培訓中令矚目的內容之一。
目錄
Communication expert Debra Fine reveals the techniques and strategies anyone can use to make small talk - in any situation; Do you spend an abnormal amount of time hiding in the bathroom or hanging around the buffet table at social gatherings? Does the thought of striking up a conversation with a stranger make your stomach do flip-flops? Do you sit nervously through Job Interviews waiting for the other person to speak? Are you nervous when it comes to networking? Then it's time you mastered The Fine Art of Small Talk. With practical advice and conversation 'cheat sheets,' The Fine Art of Small Talk will help you learn to feel more comfortable in any type of social situation, from lunch with your boss to going out on a date to a cocktall party where you don't know a soul. The Fine Art of Small Talk teaches you how to: Start a conversation even when you think you have nothing to say; Steady your shaky knees and dry your sweaty palms; Prevent awkward pauses and lengthy silences; Adopt listening skills that will make you a better conversationalist; Approach social functions with confidence; Feel more at ease at parties, meetings and at Job Interviews; Turn every conversation into an opportunity for success.
前言 1.談話為何重要 2.都是父母好心惹的禍 3.鼓足勇氣:開始交談 4.讓對話延續 5.談話素材 6.助聽設備 7.事先準備 8.對話的力量 9.對話“殺手” 10.優雅地退場 11.掌握對話的主動權 12.享受社交的益處 13.單身晚會上大獲成功 14.心理因素 15.假日聚會高手 16.尾聲
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