Archive for October, 2009

Conversation Tip: How to Turn a Good Compliment into a Terrific Compliment

Monday, October 19th, 2009

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Today’s post is by guest blogger and conversation expert Leil Lownes. I wanted to say "conversation diva," but Leil’s no diva; she’s delightfully down to earth. Today she tells us how to turn a compliment into a great compliment. Take it away, Leil. 
 
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SAVE YOUR KUDOS UNTIL THEY REALLY COUNT!
                
Of course you please people when you praise them. They enjoy it — all by themselves.

Let’s say a colleague did an excellent and speedy job on a project at work. Naturally she’s delighted when you compliment her. But  don’t you think she’d be a lot more delighted if (more…)

Get Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, “What the Dog Saw,” at a terrific price.

Monday, October 12th, 2009

 

What the Dog Saw If you loved The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, you’ll like Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, What the Dog Saw. It’s a collection of his New Yorker essays. You can buy it as usual. Or you can read all the articles online for f-r-e-e-e-e. You can’t beat the price.

 Click here to read Gladwell’s essays online.

 

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-  Tracey E. Bennett, Queen of Conversation

 

Before You End a Friendship, Try This Tip

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

End a friendship 

 

by Tracey E. Bennett, Queen of Conversation

 

I’m driving home from the bark park, thinking about my ex-friend Mary Wagner. I’m feeling the hurt of being dumped after 30 years of close friendship. And it’s not a new hurt either;  it’s been more than 10 years since Mary announced she was ending the friendship.

Why? On our trip to Guatemala and Costa Rica, I had bugged her with judgments about her singlehood. 

Who, me? A couple mentions, yes. But over the top? I had no idea. Is that enough to end a friendship? (more…)