Have you ever been asked to attend a business meeting, a conference, a cocktail reception or a client party and found yourself worrying about how you will conduct yourself in such a function.
How am I going to handle myself? What am I going to say? To whom would I talk? What would I do? I do not want to spend the whole party hiding behind a glass of drink wishing that I did not come in the first place?
Chances are you have experienced this yourself before, causing you to become more nervous as the event time approached.
Avoiding such gatherings all together is not an option too. Such gatherings are fertile places for you to meet new people and make new friends. Simply put, people who participate in similar gatherings and who has warm people skills are considered visible and the ones who do not are simply invisible.
Gaining new friends and developing relationships with clients will enhance your image and open for you doors that you never thought possible.
So chickening out and deciding to avoid such functions is not an option.
What is the other option then?
The other option is for you to develop your skills. I am glad when I say that acquiring people's skills, like the art of talking to anyone any time, is something you can quickly develop.
All you need is faith, courage and some guidance. The more you do it the better you become at it until eventually you will become the person that others look at in parties and functions and silently wish that they are as confident as you are.
I am sure that you have noticed people who glow in parties. They look so confident that people are just drawn into them. They handle themselves with grace and they always seem to have the right words to say. They shower everyone in a magical smile and enjoy themselves in such gatherings.
Well, the good news is that you can be like one of those people too.
First of all you need a plan. How are you going to approach such gatherings? How do you handle yourself? What are the right things to do? What are the things to avoid? Then you need to practice what you learn. And little by little, you are going to develop this skill.
This skill is going to open doors for you:
- You are going to get the promotion you want
- Land the job you need
- Enhance your networking skills
- Increase your client base
- Lead your team better
- Gather your family around you
- Make new friends
The list goes on and on.
Experience shows that any person can develop any skill. To develop any skill you need to know what the specifics are. What steps to follow and which ones to avoid. What are the best ways to handle the situation. And after gaining this knowledge you would need to practice what you learn to hone your skills and become better. Persistence is the key.
In this ebook you will learn:
- Why developing the art of small talk is so important
- Why do most people fear starting a conversation with strangers
- The 5 step system to handling yourself in parties and functions
- How to initiate a conversation
- The most important moment in a conversation
- How to keep the conversation flowing
- The three components of effective listening
- The 8 conversation patterns to be avoided
- The body language to show and use
- The body language to avoid
- Four effective strategies to gracefully exiting a conversation
After going through this ebook you will develop insights into the process and gain new confidence that will enable you to handle your next function with ease and confidence. As an aspiring person with big ambition, you need to develop all the skills that will guarantee your success. Developing the skill of talking to anyone is one of the most important skills that will open doors for you. Now we put the finest tips and tricks in your hands.