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205 of 230 people found the following review helpful:
Great book, techniques work, but author doesn't like people
Hi I found this book interesting; I've tried many of the techniques and found that they work very well. Unfortunately, the author has little genuine warmth, empathy or interest in other people. One example (not untypical). The authors 'good friend' had started a business and Leil (the author) introduced her to an important - powerful - contact. The author's...
Published on 1 Mar 2000 by A. O. Edozie
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183 of 206 people found the following review helpful:
Useful book but not what it says on the tin
Dont get me wrong, this is a really useful book with lots of great ideas, all backed up with research into human nature. A lot of the stuff is common sense, but it is useful to have it confirmed so that the ideas are in the forefront of your mind when you are next socially climbing. (If thats what you want to do!!). However this is really a book for those that...
Published on 23 Sep 2003
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205 of 230 people found the following review helpful:
Great book, techniques work, but author doesn't like people, 1 Mar 2000
HiI found this book interesting; I've tried many of the techniques and found that they work very well. Unfortunately, the author has little genuine warmth, empathy or interest in other people. One example (not untypical). The authors 'good friend' had started a business and Leil (the author) introduced her to an important - powerful - contact. The author's friend 'messed up' when she contacted the 'important person' - she didn't have a pen and asked him to wait a few minutes whilst she got one. The author's reaction 'that's the last time I'll introduce her to anyone'. Jeez - I'm glad she's not my 'good friend'. I thoroughly recommend it to anybody who wants to communicate more effectively i.e. get what they want out of other people - respect, friendship, business, a job, etc. However don't let it turn you into a self-centered, manipulative, jerk. Remember that communications techniques can help in one off relationships (e.g. a job interview, sales call), can help lubricate new relationships (a first date), and increase your social standing (working a party, or social engagement). They can't help in long-term relationships (when a date becomes your girl/guy, on the job, parenting, etc.) For that you need to invest in your character. Happy reading Afam Edozie
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183 of 206 people found the following review helpful:
Useful book but not what it says on the tin, 23 Sep 2003
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Dont get me wrong, this is a really useful book with lots of great ideas, all backed up with research into human nature.
A lot of the stuff is common sense, but it is useful to have it confirmed so that the ideas are in the forefront of your mind when you are next socially climbing. (If thats what you want to do!!). However this is really a book for those that already have quite competent social skills and are socially confident. It is also rather aimed at the American personality.
It is easy and enjoyable to read and reeks of optimism.
But it is not a lesson in the basic skills for those that are shy to talk to others, it is more about the fine-tuning of existing communication skills.
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122 of 138 people found the following review helpful:
Ever feel tongue-tied? Read this book and change your ways!, 16 Aug 2002
By A Customer
I bought this book hoping that I would be able to improve my communication skills which I already thought were good. However, after reading Leil Lowndes wonderful offering I have realised that I did not know many ways to start intriguing conversations or to complement people without sounding like I wanted to get into their good books. Using this book I have been able to rethink the way I talk to people I have just met so I avoid the inevitable, but insincere sounding, 'Wow, it's nice to meet you. What do you do? Isn't the weather nice today?' CONVERSATION OVER!!!
Now I feel much more confident when I approach people that I will be able to hold my own in the conversation department.
In this book Leil Lowndes gives advise about some of the following topics;
1) How to give a positive impression when you first meet someone using body language
2) What to say after saying hello
3) How, by doing a little homework before a social or business meeting you can sound like an 'insider', rather than an outsider.
I recommend this book to everybody. It is refreshing to read a book on communications that really elaborates and gets down to the nitty gritty of what the author is trying to say. This book is thick, and their are 92 tricks for relationship success in any situation, and so you can see that it is very substantial.Read this book to be comfortable in any situation where you have to talk to others, new aquaintances and old friends alike.
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50 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
A useful book but I wouldn't cross the author, 5 Jan 2002
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This book is an excellent manual of tips to use when talking to people. The book is very well laid out with short chapters which make it an easy read and a useful reference. What spoils this book is the author's condenscending tone and her obsession with categorising people as either 'big cats' or 'little losers' according to her perception of their conversational skills. Ms Lowndes has written a handy book but doesn't come across as at all likeable.
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
Talk isn't cheap., 21 Jul 2009
A seriously good guide for the person who needs help with communicating. This is a rather large book with a volume of information, all which should be looked at and poured over. The author is a master communicator herself and the ideas and advice she gives is tops. The 92 'tricks' are spot on and have helped me immensely. I am no longer hesitate to speak when I meet someone new because of this book. It has particularily helped me with meeting and approaching women. A must read. I also would recommend, for men, to go along with this How To Be The Man Women Want: The Get More Confidence and Meet Better Women Guide To Dating.
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109 of 124 people found the following review helpful:
Great results so far !, 2 Oct 2004
I'm a reasonably successful person, if a bit shy, and I've always had the nagging feeling that if I could socialise more easily then my luck and my career would improve. I set about improving my social skills and bought this book. Wow ! I read the first two techniques and as I was helping out at a trade show the next day I had the perfect opportunity to try them out. I must say that these simple techniques made a huge difference to the response I got from the customers and potential customers at the show. It seemed like they were hanging on my every word, plus I felt a lot more comfortable talking to them. I now can't wait to learn and try the other techniques.Perhaps these techniques would seem obvious and second nature to people who are already good at socialising (good for them), but if you are one of the shy, tongue-tied people like me, then this book is worth 100 times its price, if only for spelling out what these 'obvious' techniques are. Thank you Leil !
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
One of the best books on communication techniques, 22 Mar 2003
I have no hesitations whatsoever in giving this book 5 stars out of 5. This is not one of those average "advice" books, repeating things that have already been written by someone else. This book is unique, and shows comprehensive and practical knowledge of many aspects of human psychology. It is easy to read, well organized and makes it easy to remember each of the 92 techniques described.
A really unique point-the author uses such examples and describes the tricks in such a way, that it makes the reader make associations (sometimes funny ones, better still) which eventually makes it so much easier to remember the tips. And that is the point really-remembering and putting it to practice afterwards. For people that are pragmatic and want results. This book, along with Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" will give you all the principles, tips and techniques you will need to be a successful communicator.
Those 92 tricks are so powerful, that one should always use them not only to receive, but to give as well, or else might be perceived as a selfish manipulator.
I believe that when applied in the proper way, all the knowledge from this book can dramatically improve anyone's way of relating to other people.
I wish you successful and happy communicating!
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40 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
Good book but!!, 21 Jan 2005
I admit it, this contains great ideas and greats tools, If you want something which will help you socialise during partys , weddings or meetings etc. then this is the book for you,
BUT it just doesnt give enough information how to talk to people of the street, waiting at the bus stop etc... the books provides advice for a setup where everyone has a common interest or aquiantance.
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44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
reader, loughborough, UK, 26 Jun 2006
Y'all this book is awesome! It just gets better by the page. Most of the things written in it are things you already know but didn't necessarily consider important. It doesn't just tell you what they are but how to use it, and it also gives a few examples of the writer's personal experiences to enable you visualise where the idea comes from. If you're a shy person like me who's dying to comfortably talk to someone new you meet or are trying to get the attention of your friends and colleagues...then this is definately the book for you. Personally the rating here isn't enough to convey how good the book is, or maybe i'm just crap at communicating...but you'll never know if you do not read the book!
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43 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
The best book of its genre, 5 Sep 2006
I've read various books on developing interpersonal skills, and this is the best of the lot by far. I was really surprised with how comprehensive, detailed, and indeed practical the advice given in this book is, you certainly get your money's worth. Most books on this subject seem a little lightweight, recycled, and you get the feeling you've read it all before in magazine articles etc. The only other book that comes close to this I think is the classic 'How to win friends and influence people', but I get the impression that everybody has read this book now and understands the principles described in it. 'How to talk to anybody' goes beyond this, providing the practical advice that will give you that extra edge you need in the modern world. I've certainly found that it has helped me a great deal.
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