How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online - Softcover

RoAne, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060957859 ISBN 13: 9780060957858

Publisher: HarperPB, 2000

Synopsis

Have you ever walked into a room full of strangers -- be it a business function, a meeting, or a cocktail party -- and felt uncomfortable?  In the NEW How to Work a Room, " The Mingling Maven" Susan RoAne provides the tools and techniques for savy socializing in all situations so that you are comfortable in any room.  She identifies the roadblocks that prevent us from meeting new people, developing new contacts, and establishing connections that build personal and professional relationships. Susan offers a practical remedy to overcome each roadblock. You will learn how to mix chutzpah with charm to start and end conversations smoothly, know when and how to use humor , and follow the simple rules of etiquette in an emerging manner. Incorporating a decade of feedback from hundreds of presentations, as well as the new chapters " How to Work A Virtual Room" and "How to Work the Techno Toy Room," How to Work a Room is a book that will change your life.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan RoAne is an in-demand professional speaker and the bestselling author of seven books. The self-described Mingling Maven®, RoAne has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, Cosmopolitan and the Financial Times and on CNN, CBSNews.com and businessweek.com. She lives in the San Francisco area.

From AudioFile:

The author of THE SECRETS OF SAVVY NETWORKING tells everything you need to know about interacting with people in person and online. She rolls out her ideas with charming clarity at a pace that allows them to soak in the first time you hear them. To make good connections with people, think through your expectations, your inner challenges, and the demands of the situation, and use a little common sense. It's advice your grandmother would understand, along with a lot of fresh ideas and insights. A pleasure to hear and almost certain to improve your social confidence, as well as your skills. T.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPB
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060957859
• ISBN 13: 9780060957858
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250