Beyond Small Talk: How to Have More Dynamic, Charismatic and Persuasive Conversations

By Patrick King

You’ve heard the old maxim about life being a matter of who you know, but in reality, it’s more like life isn’t just about who you know — it’s about who likes you. Social skills and the ability to hold a conversation can give us the boost we need to achieve the success we’ve always dreamed of. But how can we enhance these skills?
In his Scribd Coach audio course, Beyond Small Talk, social interaction specialist and bestselling author Patrick King explains how you can adopt the social skills that make you dynamic, charismatic, and persuasive. Rejecting the manipulative tactics so common in communication books, King uses a framework informed by psychology to explain the science behind likeability and charisma, techniques that will improve your conversations by constantly progressing, how to save social interactions from uncomfortable silences, improv techniques to make your social interactions more enjoyable, and much more. He also shares exercises along the way so you can put what you’ve learned into practice.
Level up your conversations and move beyond small talk with this invaluable Scribd Coach course!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: Nov 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094431673

Patrick King

Patrick King is a social interaction specialist/dating, online dating, image, and communication and social skills coach based in San Francisco, California. His work has been featured on numerous national publications such as Inc.com, and he’s achieved status as a #1 Amazon best-selling dating and relationships author. He writes frequently on dating, love, sex, and relationships. Learn more about Patrick at his website, patrickkingconsulting.com.

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Beyond Small Talk

Beyond Small Talk

How to Have More Dynamic, Charismatic and Persuasive Conversations

Patrick King

SCRIBD COACH

Copyright © 2021 by Patrick King

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ISBN: 9781094431673

First e-book edition: November 2021

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Introduction

Hi everyone! Thanks for joining me today. My name is Patrick King. This is Beyond Small Talk, a course from Scribd Coach. I am so delighted to walk you through this course and to help you get started on your journey to mastering conversations, beyond small talk.

The world we live in is not a meritocracy, and many people understand this. However, many of us come to this realization when we’ve been dealt a big blow in life. As we grow up, we are told that if we just work hard enough and become the best, our success will open more doors for us. In reality though, even those who are qualified and have the best credentials don’t find the success they deserve. They are often overlooked when it comes to getting promoted, making partner, or even getting an interview. How many people have you heard complain about their superior’s incompetence? But no matter how much the subordinates complain, this person keeps scaling up the ranks, surpassing the people whose meticulous work has kept the department from imploding.

Life is about who you know. I’m sure you’ve heard this saying before. You’ve even said it at one time or another. While this may apply to many situations, I’d like to amend this saying and add, life is not just about who you know, it’s about who likes you. Social skills matter because they give us the boost to achieve the success we’ve always dreamed of. Think of your social skills as a greasy crowbar, helping you pry the door open so that you can get into the room you were locked out of.

Adopting the social skills

Reviews for Beyond Small Talk

[Juelz San · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great read! The techniques laid out in this book will be very helpful! Thanks

[Oliver Lievore · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

such a good book, god damnit I wish I knew it earlier.