How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends - Couverture souple

According to an article in the New York Times, national surveys indicate that social anxeity and shyness are on the rise. Perhaps that's why so many people now use e-mail, chatrooms, and cellphones to meet people and maintain relationships. HOW TO START A CONVERSATION AND MAKE FRIENDS offers easy time-tested ways to improve anyone's ability to communicate in business and social situations, either in person or in cyberspace. Filled with hundreds of practical tips and techniques, graphics, and plenty of real-life examples, this guide will guarantee conversational success for even the most shy.

DON GABOR has been an interpersonal communications trainer for more than twenty years and is considered America's "small talk expert". His books have been translated into eight languages and have been chosen for the BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB and QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB. He lives in New York City.