10 Lessons from How To Talk To Anyone
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1)Beware the appearance of lying, even when you're telling the truth.
2)Like a parrot, simply repeat the last few words your Conversation partner says.
3)Before throwing out any news, keep your receiver in mind. Then deliver it with a smile, a sigh, or a sob. Not according to how you feel about the news, but how the receiver will take it.
4)When someone persists in questioning you on an unwelcome subject, simply repeat your original response.
5)Evoke your listener's interests or lifestyle and weave images around it.
6)Be the chooser, not the choosee
7)When the person who suffered story-interruptus, ' Now please get back to your story.'
8)Whenever you suggest a meeting or ask a favour, divulge the respective benefits. Reveal what's in for you and what's in it for the other person.
9)Throw a few comments into your conversation that presuppose something positive about the person you're talking with. But be careful.
10)Repeating an action make a habit.
Your habits create your character.
And your character is your destiny.
Your habits create your character.
And your character is your destiny.
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