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Birds of a Feather
Reading time: 50 seconds - Imagine being able to know which sense somebody relies on most. When you find out, you can appeal to that sense above all others. The other person won’t realize
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Small Talk
Reading time: 90 seconds: Small talk is just casual chitchat about nothing in particular. Ask questions about what he or she likes to do in their spare time. Where are you from/going? Family? Fun?
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Your social health?
Reading time: 90 seconds. Your “social health” is your ability to make human connections. Your “social capital” is your ability to hang on to them. An investment planner will advise you to diversify your
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Free Information
Reading time: 90 seconds. It’s easy to get free information from a stranger. This doesn’t mean trying to learn someone’s credit card number. What it means is learning the other person’s name, interests, personal
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Engineering Introductions
Reading time: 90 seconds. If a stranger across a crowded room catches your fancy, ask your host or a mutual friend or acquaintance to introduce you. But don’t leave things to chance. Instead, prepare
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Snap judgments.
Reading time: 90 seconds. Try this at a function, a trade show, or in the grocery store line—somewhere you encounter strangers you can approach. Pick out a person you think has some negative aspects.
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