The Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules

Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Family & Relationships, Self-help

Number of Chapters: 12

Length: 01 hour and 05 minutes

Language: English

Many of us find it challenging to speak to other people, for various reasons. Some of us are afraid of being called a bore. Others are worried that we will be accused of hogging attention. Many of us simply don't know what to talk about. This book is an entertaining and enlightening manual that may be able to help. Through a series of twelve dialogues between a man and a woman, we are introduced to twelve "golden rules" that will help us navigate the waters of interpersonal communication.

(Summary by Devorah Allen)

He: Read by KevinS

She: Read by Devorah Allen

Golden Rule Number 1: Avoid unnecessary details. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 2: Do not ask question number two until number one has been answered. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 3: Do not interrupt another while he is speaking. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 4: Do not contradict another, especially when the subject under discussion is of trivial importance. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 5: Do not do all the talking; give your tired listener a chance. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 6: Be not continually the hero of your own story; and, on the other hand, do not leave your story without a hero. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 7: Choose subjects of mutual interest. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 8: Be a good listener. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 9: Make your speech in harmony with your surroundings. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 10: Do not exaggerate. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 11: Indulge occasionally in a relevant quotation, but do not garble it. (Devorah Allen)

Golden Rule Number 12: Cultivate tact. (Devorah Allen)

The audiobook The Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules falls under the genres of Dramatic Readings, Family & Relationships, Self-help. It is written by Josephine Turck Baker.

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