Small Talk Techniques - by Lisa Green Chau (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Simple strategies for turning small talk into an essential tool for success

The ability to engage in effective small talk is an invaluable skill for any social interaction, from casual to professional. Small Talk Techniques is your ultimate guide to becoming a pleasantries pro, with practical strategies that help you establish genuine connections and leave people with a positive, lasting impression.

This book is a straightforward resource featuring clear examples and explanations for how these techniques work. You'll also find a range of simple ways to start, maintain, and exit conversations gracefully, listen actively, and keep others interested and engaged.

Small Talk Techniques will help you:

• Navigate any conversation--Learn about the essential components of small talk like asking open-ended questions, expanding on small details, matching someone's mood, and even recovering from social missteps.
• Expand your network--This expert advice helps you prepare yourself for conversations ahead of time, as well as giving you the tools to make new connections on the fly, and adapt to changing social dynamics with ease.
• Get the truth about small talk--Break down why small talk is so important and how it opens the door for trust, credibility, and future success at work and in life.

Explore how far small talk can take you, with simple strategies and examples that make it easy.

Review Quotes

"Small Talk Techniques will definitely help people who struggle with not only small talk but context, criticism, compliments, and body language! This book is useful for people from all walks of life. If you're a high-powered businessperson, someone just starting out in their career, or even a teen wanting to know how to break the ice, this is the book for you!" --Allison L Giordano MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

"Building high-quality relationships has never been more important--but what holds many people back is a fear of small talk, and not knowing how to create an initial connection with someone. Lisa Chau's new book provides invaluable strategies you can start using today." --Dorie Clark, Executive Education Faculty at Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Author of Stand Out Networking

"I met Lisa Chau at an event a few years ago, and she was charming, engaging, and amazingly good at authentic small talk. Her new book offers practical tips that can help anyone improve their small talk skills." --Olive Persimmon, Author, Speaker, and Communication Coach

"Lisa Chau's Small Talk Techniques is an engaging, useful, and quick-read book about big ideas. Illustrating how you can connect with new colleagues, or a group of strangers in a challenging situation, or even the person standing next to you at a Starbucks for a meaningful and memorable moment, Chau offers her readers real-world examples of practical courage." --Gina Barreca, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of English Literature and Author of Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Coeducation in the Ivy League

"With Small Talk Techniques, Lisa Chau delivers the ultimate guide on how to harness and truly leverage small talk--the art of making conversation that builds relationships. Most look at this as strictly a necessary function to get through the day, but Lisa understands the human approach: the importance of connection, interest, personal involvement, and listening. Most importantly being authentic, understanding who you are, your strengths and weaknesses, and how to best leverage both to create Return on Relationship and build community. Relationships are like muscle tissue; the more you engage them, the stronger and more valuable they become." --Ted Rubin, Photofy CMO, Author of Return on Relationship, Speaker, Provocateur

About the Author

LISA CHAU is the creator of the popular Ted-Ed lesson Networking for the networking averse, and her writing has been published over 130 times in Forbes, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, and more. She also works with private clients to develop tailored professional strategies to empower their careers. Connect with her at CloverCanal2020.wordpress.com.