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Awkward Silences and How to Prevent Them

Struggle to hold people’s attention and keep them interested? Always feel stuck in boring interview mode?


Whether you want to befriend strangers more easily, banter more smoothly with friends, or simply avoid the crushing tension of a never ending silence, Awkward Silences is the book you need to succeed.


No more conversations that end prematurely — not by choice.


Discover the subtle and nuanced tactics that allow you to seize control of any conversation and create social chemistry. This book will arm you with definitive tactics, maneuvers, and replies to whatever comes your way. This book is highly actionable, with step-by-step analyses of complex concepts like sarcasm, the ultimate witty comeback, conflict conversations, and storytelling. You’ll get exact words and phrases, NOT just “be confident and make eye contact.”


Avoid those embarrassing, cringe-worthy moments.


In Awkward Silences, you have renowned social skills and international bestselling author Patrick King showing you the ropes. Social interaction can be boiled down to a science if approached correctly, and he’ll do it for you.


Never feel boring or uninteresting again.


•How to set an engaging tone right off the bat.
The vocabulary and inflection details that make you attractive.
•Storytelling essentials — unlike anything you’ve read before.
Elements of sarcasm, witty comebacks, and self-deprecation.


Push people’s buttons that instantly make them responsive and interested.


•How to introduce conversational diversity and break out of your patterns and routines.
Six types of responses you can summon in any situation.
•Your habits that lead directly to awkward silences.
Common awkward situations and how to handle them correctly.


Demonstrate social value and grace.
116 printed pages
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2019
Publisher
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Quotes

  • alligoriaahas quoted2 years ago
    ubjective emotion or thought: It is hilarious that Bob plays Tetris at work constantly.
    Sarcastic statement: Bob deserves a medal for worker of the year.
  • alligoriaahas quoted2 years ago
    The first way to answer mundane questions is to dance around the real answer. You are giving information, but in almost riddle-form.

    “I type things in the computer for a living and I’m from a state no one knows anything about except the Kentucky Derby.”

    You put an otherwise mundane answer into an interesting form that requires some thought and almost decoding. While the facts are exactly the same, your presentation makes you look more insightful and like you don’t take yourself seriously. It simply gives people something to respond to or ask about in the case they aren’t an engineer or from Kentucky.
  • alligoriaahas quoted2 years ago
    irst, make a list of the things you feel comfortable making fun of yourself about or those things others make fun of you for. These are your negative traits, flaws, idiosyncrasies, unique traits, funny likes and dislikes, funny habits, and so forth. Let’s stick with the example of having poor navigational skills.

    Decide where your boundarie
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