Ranked #14 in Social Skills, Ranked #14 in Conversation — see more rankings.
"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey McKay, author of "How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive"
What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?"
What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with... more
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of How to Talk to Anyone from the world's leading experts.
Derek Sivers Wonderful considerate book about conversational people skills. (Source)
Nicolas Jouvenceau In my career I spend a great chunk of time dealing with clients and people in general. Our environment today is different from what it was before, we spend a lot of time communicating via electronics that we actually lost some great deal of knowledge in human communication, things that we don’t really learn at school (we actually should), but which I believe are essential to communicating with our peers. Leil did a great job in that book to explain simply those tricks of communication, some of which I am sure lots of people will think trivial and already do, but many that we probably don’t... (Source)
Sarissa Rodriguez-Schwartz That book is a great tool for networking and connecting with others. One of the most important tools I remember is to always speak to others about their jobs in the job "lingo" otherwise you come off as disrespectful and ignorant, immediately turning them off. [...] How to Talk to Anyone helped me change the way I see other people's careers, motives, and how to connect with that. I always say your net worth is your network. It's important to be able to connect with the people you meet, make them like you (if you like them, of course), and create meaningful relationships. (Source)
Rankings by Category
How to Talk to Anyone is ranked in the following categories:
- #81 in Advertising
- #34 in Business Communication
- #94 in Charisma
- #15 in Communication
- #15 in Communication Skills
- #16 in Effective Communication
- #27 in Etiquette
- #58 in Influence
- #42 in Interactions
- #24 in Networking
- #48 in Public Speaking
- #36 in Social