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Perfect Your Conversation Skills

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Overview

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Whether you want to charm and befriend strangers, be a better networker in professional situations, or become charismatic and bold instead of nervous and lost in social situations, Perfect Your Conversation Skills, with Patrick King will get you there.
This class will teach you repeatable tips and tools to allow you to command any social situation. Bestselling author and conversation coach Patrick King will give you the blueprint for social success even if you’re the furthest thing from a natural conversationalist.
Just a few of the things you’ll learn:
  • How to break the ice with complete strangers in any situation 
  • His proven formula for directing the flow of a conversation 
  • How to avoid awkward silences, long pauses, and other conversational dead ends 
  • Tips for building your self-confidence before important social events 
  • The trick to “owning the room” without being fake or annoying 
Never feel boring or uninteresting in networking opportunities or social situations - instead, look forward to them with excitement!

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Patterns of Conversation
  • Tools for Engaging in Small Talk and Conversations
  • The Power of Eye Contact
  • Breaking The Ice
  • Getting In Tune and Reading Others
  • Overcome Social Anxiety / Develop Social Confidence
  • Get in Your Conversation Zone
  • Tactics For Conversational Flow
  • Elements of Witty Banter
  • Never Run Out of Things to Say
  • Getting Deep Quickly
  • Toxic Conversational Habits
  • How to be Interesting (And Keep a Conversation Going)
  • Defeat Awkward Silences

Taught by

Patrick King

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