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How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships (平装)
by Leil Lowndes
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Communication skills, Social skills, Relationship guide, Business skills |
| Market price: ¥ 158.00
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¥ 148.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Concise and to the point, this communication classic offers practical advice on how to communicate with people effectively. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-27 00:00>
This is such a valuable book for men because it shows pretty much all the stock techniques women use to get a man who has the money and other external qualities they want. By reading this book you will learn to counter them and show them up. For instance when they tell you to tell a story to others so they can meet a richer guy you say while directly eying the others and ignoring her completely I'm sorry I think she is trying to ditch me so she can meet someone exciting and important so she can have the big life and experiences she wants without taking the usually required steps first. An essential education into the bathroom type talk that the white women never share with the white men at least in urban America. What they directly and indirectly tell each other. Great reference book so you don't get screwed. And if you are on the end trying to get what you need for a women either get the one who is looking and can't find anyone, staying at home and can't find anyone and not picky or make the money as implied you need throughout this book. Then you can work on playing the woman's game - the stock tricks of the trade as described in this book. But rest assured when she says anyone can use these tricks and be successful if you use them right in white American at least she means women with at least a certain amount of attractiveness. The white men need the externals and/or ability to make good enough grades, recruiters, external networks or a rich women who will take them first. Incidently I don't know what they teach them but whatever Librarians are learning in school about how to talk to others tops this book- they are the best conversationilists I have yet met even when I suspect that under it all they are really shy. |
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Jon Vincon (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-27 00:00>
Most of the advice given in this book is sensible and useful, and contrary to the John Smith review above, it is not stuff that everyone learns when they're very young. Perhaps one or two of the 92 tricks might be better left untried, but discerning readers will spot them easily enough.
What you might not care for is what surrounds the advice. For example, the author keeps repeating that her book is aimed at a more "sophisticated" generation than Dale Carnegie's, which is hard to take seriously if you know anything at all about that period of history. And if we really are so much more sophisticated, why do we need these techniques explained to us in more detail, rather than less?
The humor can be irritating at times, and there's even a minor factual error: Cape Canaveral is referred to as Cape Kennedy. Yes, that last item is a shameless "gotcha", but it's a good example of what you have to look past in order to get the most benefit from this book.
Fortunately, since the 92 chapters are all very short, and each technique is summarized in its own little box, it's not difficult for a disciplined reader to ignore these problems, and focus on the essential information. All in all, quite helpful. |
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Shane Brewer (MSL quote), Canada
<2007-05-27 00:00>
How To Talk To Anyone goes through 92 little techniques that you can incorporate into your communication to improve the way people perceive, respect, and respond to you. The book is written in several short chapters, only about 3 pages each.
The author gives some great advice regarding body language, facial expression, how to read people, and how to keep the conversation flowing. The author also goes into how to sound more pleasant on the phone and how to sound like a few knowledgeable person in almost any setting.
The author does need to work on her humor as I found her sense a little dry. She can also tend to come across and picky and shallow from time to time, but I suppose we all have to deal with these types of people anyway. I also really would have liked all of the summaries given at the end of each chapter to have been listed again at the end of the book, to allow one to easily review the main points without having to flip through the book.
However I really enjoyed this book and will likely be going back to it to refresh myself and to stay on top of the techniques mentioned. A must read. 5 out of 5 stars.
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T. Sparfeld (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-27 00:00>
You will enjoy this book. I bought it on clearance at a book store and hoped it would be worth it for the plane ride. It has proved to be fantastic. I have never prided myself on being good at small talk or at introductions, but Lowndes gives you numerous practical tips which can be easily and immediately applied. Although many of these tactics are specifically meant for introductions and first impressions, they can also be used for daily contact with acquaintances and friends as well. (It also feels good to come across some of the tricks and know that you already have been doing that). Unless you live in a cave, you're conversations with others will be more valuable to you than money you use to get this book. |
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Travis (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-27 00:00>
I bought this book over two years ago and before I got to assorting and throwing away half my self-help books, I figured what the hell, let's give this another read.
As I write this review, I'm definitely glad I did. I'm not a business major or someone that's looking to spruce up on their formal/dinner party communications. However, the first third of the book deals with basic and general communication that can be used anytime, anywhere. Most of it's common sense, but it's common sense that I never bothered applying to even se ethe difference that it makes. Techniques such as "sticky eyes" (maintaining consistent eye contact for 5-10 seconds at a time), "epoxy eyes", "word detective", and "parroting" were extremely useful to me. I've been putting all of these into effect the past few days and the eye contact is definitely helping me, at the very least, to show that I care about what a particular person is saying to me instead of looking away every 2 seconds like I used to.
My only gripe is that a majority of the book is for the business world and how to become an "insider" at many business dinners, parties, social events. However, the portion that applied to me alone was worth a 5 star rating and the portion that I would give a 3 star (only because it doesn't apply to the average college sophomore at this moment) I'm sure I'll use later.
Like any book, it takes time to formulate some of the techniques and make them a consistent daily habit. Is most of the advice common sense? As with most of my reviews of my self-help book stack lately, yes. However, it's the common sense that I've skipped over half of my life up until this point. Even so, there are new techniques and ideas that I had never thought of, but with the majority being most of those that the "idea" bulb went off about 10 years later on. What bothers me is I didn't start applying common sense advice such as Lowdnes sooner.
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