Synopses & Reviews
YOU ENTER A CROWDED ROOM. FOR A MOMENT, EVERY EYE IS ON YOU. AND A LITTLE VOICE INSIDE YOU CRIES, "HELP!!"
If this has ever happened to you, you're not alone! Walking into a room full of people you don't know can be very uncomfortable. It can also be one of your very best opportunities to meet and make new business contacts and friends. In this new, expanded edition of her classic bestselling program, revised and updated for the new information age, "The Mingling Maven" will show you, step-by-step, how to allay your fears and make the most of every moment. Just a few of the things you'll learn are:
* the Five Major Roadblocks to working a room, and how to overcome them
* Seven Steps for planning your presence before you enter a room
* Seven Strategies to follow when you walk in
* how to work a virtual room, including Internet and e-mail do's and don'ts
* the importance of "small talk": how to converse with ease and grace
* the new rules of etiquette, including "Internetiquette"
Whether the event you're walking into is professional, social, or electronic-a business gathering cocktail party, PTA meeting, chat room, or formal ball-How to Work a Room will give you the confidence and tools you need to enter any room, and shine!
Review
"I cannot understand how anyone can network until they have [heard] this book. It is an essential career tool." --
Glamour
Synopsis
A Classic, Now Expanded and UpdatedThe new and expanded two-cassette edition of the most effective guide to networking and building both business and personal relationships.
Walking into a room full of strangers, whether at a business function or a cocktail party, is nerve-wracking—especially if youre trying to make a good impression. In How to Work a Room, Susan RoAne lays out the fundamentals of savvy socializing, teaching you how to interact impressively and make the connections that allow you to move forward in your business and personal life. Her dynamic program, a worldwide bestselling book since its first publication in 1988 and a top-selling Renaissance audiobook since 1991, is now updated and expanded, adding additional punch and appeal to a self-help classic.
With wit and style RoAne addresses all the ways to successfully socialize. This comprehensive two-cassette edition also gives you the tools to network in the “virtual room” and “techno-toy room,” and pays special attention to the new business and social dynamics of 2000 and beyond.
This supercharged three-hour learning experience drives home the most effective ways to make the most of interpersonal and networking opportunities.
About the Author
Susan RoAne leads a double life as a bestselling author and a keynote speaker. She has appeared on television and radio shows throughout the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, and has written features for major newspapers and magazines published in the English-speaking world.