Short and sweet, but full of good tips. I read this book to support social life and being more engaging since I work remotely and am more introverted. With the rise of AI, Chat gpt, and social media I feel we are making intelligent leaps forward, while moving backward with real world interactions. Given than life is so short, I strive to have more meaningful and deeper conversations. This book had some good tips for building rapport and also good manners for not offending others along the way. I love the tips on how to be a great storyteller, appealing to traits and ideals people have assigned to themselves, and being a great storyteller. It gave some examples of people trying to appear as the most intelligent through always correcting others mistakes in conversations, and it having a negative impact. Overall, worthwhile read and it compelled me to read more of Patrick King’s books.