Debra Fine
Book Description
Nationally recognized communication expert Debra Fine reveals the techniques and strategies anyone can use to make small talk–in any situation. Do you spend an abnormal amount of time hiding out in the bathroom or hanging out at the buffet table at social gatherings? Does the thought of striking up a conversation with a stranger make your stomach do flip-flops? Do you sit nervously through job interviews waiting for the other person to speak? Are you a “Nervous Ned or Nellie” when it comes to networking? Then it’s time you mastered The Fine Art of Small Talk.
With practical advice and conversation “cheat sheets,” The Fine Art of Small Talk will help you learn to feel more comfortable in any type of social situation, from lunch with the boss to an association event to a cocktail party where you don’t know a soul.
About the Author
Bestselling author, keynote speaker and communication expert Debra Fine began her career as an engineer, an occupation that allowed her to maintain her natural shyness and avoid situations that required social and personal interactions.
Fine is the author of the bestselling book The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills–and Leave a Positive Impression (Hyperion), and the second in the Fine Art series, The Fine Art of the Big Talk How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work (Hyperion), both translated and published in 20+ countries around the world. Her newest title, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-To-Face Communication for Teenagers was released during the summer of 2014.
Fine is a 20+ year member of the National Speakers Association presenting her programs to hundred s of audiences around the world that include Cisco Systems, Google, University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, Texas Association of School Boards, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spectra Energy, General Electric, COMERICA Banks, Alaska Forum on the Environment, Johns Manville, and NYU Stern Graduate School of Business.
Her recent media appearances include The Today Show, “The Early Show,” “NPR Morning Edition,” “Fox Business News” and CNN. Fine is a regular contributor to Huffington Post as well as Blogher.com. Learn more about Fine at www.DebraFine.com|Bestselling author, keynote speaker and communication expert Debra Fine began her career as an engineer, an occupation that allowed her to maintain her natural shyness and avoid situations that required social and personal interactions.
Fine is the author of the bestselling book The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills–and Leave a Positive Impression (Hyperion), and the second in the Fine Art series, The Fine Art of the Big Talk How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work (Hyperion), both translated and published in 20+ countries around the world. Her newest title, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-To-Face Communication for Teenagers was released during the summer of 2014.
Fine is a 20+ year member of the National Speakers Association presenting her programs to hundred s of audiences around the world that include Cisco Systems, Google, University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, Texas Association of School Boards, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spectra Energy, General Electric, COMERICA Banks, Alaska Forum on the Environment, Johns Manville, and NYU Stern Graduate School of Business.
Her recent media appearances include The Today Show, “The Early Show,” “NPR Morning Edition,” “Fox Business News” and CNN. Fine is a regular contributor to Huffington Post as well as Blogher.com. Learn more about Fine at www.DebraFine.com|Bestselling author, keynote speaker and communication expert Debra Fine began her career as an engineer, an occupation that allowed her to maintain her natural shyness and avoid situations that required social and personal interactions.
Fine is the author of the bestselling book The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills–and Leave a Positive Impression (Hyperion), and the second in the Fine Art series, The Fine Art of the Big Talk How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work (Hyperion), both translated and published in 20+ countries around the world. Her newest title, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-To-Face Communication for Teenagers was released during the summer of 2014.
Fine is a 20+ year member of the National Speakers Association presenting her programs to hundred s of audiences around the world that include Cisco Systems, Google, University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, Texas Association of School Boards, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spectra Energy, General Electric, COMERICA Banks, Alaska Forum on the Environment, Johns Manville, and NYU Stern Graduate School of Business.
Her recent media appearances include The Today Show, “The Early Show,” “NPR Morning Edition,” “Fox Business News” and CNN. Fine is a regular contributor to Huffington Post as well as Blogher.com. Learn more about Fine at www.DebraFine.com|Bestselling author, keynote speaker and communication expert Debra Fine began her career as an engineer, an occupation that allowed her to maintain her natural shyness and avoid situations that required social and personal interactions.
Fine is the author of the bestselling book The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills–and Leave a Positive Impression (Hyperion), and the second in the Fine Art series, The Fine Art of the Big Talk How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work (Hyperion), both translated and published in 20+ countries around the world. Her newest title, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-To-Face Communication for Teenagers was released during the summer of 2014.
Fine is a 20+ year member of the National Speakers Association presenting her programs to hundred s of audiences around the world that include Cisco Systems, Google, University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, Texas Association of School Boards, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spectra Energy, General Electric, COMERICA Banks, Alaska Forum on the Environment, Johns Manville, and NYU Stern Graduate School of Business.
Her recent media appearances include The Today Show, “The Early Show,” “NPR Morning Edition,” “Fox Business News” and CNN. Fine is a regular contributor to Huffington Post as well as Blogher.com. Learn more about Fine at www.DebraFine.com
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