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El arte de la conversación: La clave mágica de la popularidad personal y social.

A pesar de que vivimos en plena era de la comunicación, muchas personas han olvidado la más antigua y elemental de sus formas, la conversación. ¡Cuántas personas sienten, después de haber asistido a una reunión social o de negocios, o simplemente tras de un encuentro ocasional con otra persona, que no han dicho lo adecuado o que han dejado una pobre impresión!
Yes que se han olvidado en gran medida que la conversación es un arte: el arte de que decir, cómo decirlo y cuándo decirlo. En este libro, James A. Morris proporciona los elementos necesarios para dominar este arte.
Con numerosos ejemplos claros y concisos enseña los pequeños trucos que debe de dominar el buen conversador: cómo iniciar una conversación, la manera de hacer excitante un tema aburrido, el modo en que se puede dominar una conversación colectiva, el tacto necesario para evitar los temas "tabú" y el arte sutil de "conversar" escuchando al interlocutor.
No menos valiosos son los consejos del autor para mejorar la mecánica de la conversación; estos comprenden desde la buena dicción, el tono de la voz y los métodos para adquirir y "archivar" mentalmente con facilidad los temas brillantes para el conversador.
El arte de la conversación está destinado a ser una de las claves para el éxito en los negocios y la popularidad en la vida social.

227 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1976

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June 14, 2020
Honestly fairly solid advice, but take it with a grain of salt.
The most common criticism I hear about this book is the fact that it's outdated. Yes, that is true, but it shows through the examples more than the actual advice. The dialogue is stereotypical, clunky, and near robotic. And yes, I think some of it's even a bit sexist. But, it's an older book and examples aren't meant to be recreated or taken literally, they're just there to explain better. A vast majority is solid advice and is also very basic, I think it's a good starting place if you need it. But again, take everything with a grain of salt. Think about what you're reading and think critically.
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10 reviews
September 1, 2023
A bit dated as it is from the 70 but it did still provide some helpful tips. While the examples were dated, the general strategies still apply.
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January 9, 2025
It is incredibly interesting time capsule but I really can't rate it well...
Profile Image for Jacob O'connor.
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September 10, 2025
Some reminders, some encouragement, but very little in the way of new ideas. I can only recommend this to those who haven’t put much thought to the topic.
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August 31, 2013
Just okay. Not bad and not totally worthless, but I like Debra Fine's books a lot better. Morris writes with a blunt directness that makes learning about conversation less about nuance and more like a contact sport. Also, with a copyright date of 1976, this work is very dated. (That was probably the most painful thing about reading it.)
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