Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules
by Josephine Turck Baker
About this book
Many of us find it challenging to speak to other people, for various reasons. Some of us are afraid of being called a bore. Others are worried that we will be accused of hogging attention. Many of us simply don't know what to talk about. This book is an entertaining and enlightening manual that may be able to help. Through a series of twelve dialogues between a man and a woman, we are introduced to twelve "golden rules" that will help us navigate the waters of interpersonal communication. (Summary by Devorah Allen) He: Read by KevinS She: Read by Devorah Allen
Chapters (12)
1Golden Rule Number 1: Avoid unnecessary details.
2Golden Rule Number 2: Do not ask question number two until number one has been answered.
3Golden Rule Number 3: Do not interrupt another while he is speaking.
4Golden Rule Number 4: Do not contradict another, especially when the subject under discussion is of trivial importance.
5Golden Rule Number 5: Do not do all the talking; give your tired listener a chance.
6Golden Rule Number 6: Be not continually the hero of your own story; and, on the other hand, do not leave your story without a hero.
7Golden Rule Number 7: Choose subjects of mutual interest.
8Golden Rule Number 8: Be a good listener.
9Golden Rule Number 9: Make your speech in harmony with your surroundings.
10Golden Rule Number 10: Do not exaggerate.
11Golden Rule Number 11: Indulge occasionally in a relevant quotation, but do not garble it.
12Golden Rule Number 12: Cultivate tact.
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