The Fine Art of Small Talk: How To Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills -- and Leave a Positive Impression!

In this bestselling guide to social success, communication expert Debra Fine reveals the techniques and strategies for making small talk in any situation.

Help is on the way with The Fine Art of Small Talk, the classic guide that’s now revised for the modern era. Small talk is more than just chitchat; it’s a valuable tool to help you climb the corporate ladder, widen your business and social circles, and boost your self-confidence. With practical advice and simple conversation “cheat sheets,” this book offers easy-to-learn techniques that will allow you to feel comfortable in any type of social situation―from a video meeting to a first date to a cocktail party where you don’t know a soul. Nationally recognized communication expert Debra Fine will show you how to:

• Learn to connect with others―regardless of the occasion, event, or situation
• Come across as composed and self-assured when entertaining
• Avoid awkward silences and “foot in mouth” disease
• Convey warmth and enthusiasm so that other people feel good about being near you
• Make a positive, lasting impression from the minute you say hello.

Once you master The Fine Art of Small Talk, you’ll excel at making others feel included, valued, and comfortable. Let Debra Fine turn you into a small-talk expert―and watch the contacts, business deals, and social relationships multiply before your eyes!

Debra Fine is a former engineer, now nationally recognized as a speaker and trainer. Organizations such as IBM, Wells Fargo Bank, University of Chicago, Lockheed Martin, CVS Pharmacy, and the U.S. Treasury Department, along with hundreds of insurance, real estate, legal, financial, and health care associations and singles groups, regularly host her Small Talk programs.