IRL (In real life) activities are starting up again - are you ready?
This month we'll read and discuss Better Small Talk: Talk to Anyone, Avoid Awkwardness, Generate Deep Conversations, and Make Real Friends by Patrick King. King is an internationally best selling author and social skills coach.
description from Amazon.com:
Better Small Talk is a unique read. Imagine the following networking situation: you've just put on your name tag, and you're approached by a stranger. What do you say? Nice weather today. No, we can do better that this. Learn better small talk to avoid awkwardness, put people at ease, and build real rapport.
You'll learn:
- Exact dialogues, responses, phrases, and questions to use
- How to tell captivating stories and what to actually focus on
- Four ways to warm yourself up and prepare for even the most unpredictable conversations
- How to instantly set a tone of friendship and openness with strangers
- Common and subtle conversational habits you need to stop right now
This title is available to check out as an ebook on our Hoopla platform with a Merrimack Public Library card.
To learn more about Patrick King, please visit his website.
Our September meeting will be conducted over Zoom. Please e-mail Library Director Yvette Couser at ycouser@merrimacklibrary.org (link sends e-mail) for the meeting ID number and password.