How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections—In Person and Online

Susan RoAne

Jan 2014 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

Fully revised and updated: the ground-breaking, classic guide to socializing and communication in any situation to succeed in business and life.

For anyone who wants to make a stronger impressions, get more use out of professional connections, or turn new acquaintances into valued, long-lasting relationships, Susan RoAne’s How to Work a Room is essential reading. And this Silver Anniversary edition is fully updated to address social interaction in the digital age.

Drawing from her vast experiences working with top industry leaders such as Coca-Cola, Apple, the NFL, and UnitedHealth, Susan RoAne presents easy-to-implement strategies to exude more confidence, win over your colleagues, and achieve more. Simple and effective, you’ll learn how to:

• approach someone you don’t know, in person or online
• remember names (and what to do if you don't)
• start, maintain, and end conversations . . . graciously
• use humor, and when not to do so
• follow simple but often unspoken rules of etiquette
• use social media for networking
• and much more!

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About the author

Susan RoAne is an in-demand professional speaker and the bestselling author of seven books. The self-described Mingling Maven®, RoAne has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, Cosmopolitan and the Financial Times and on CNN, CBSNews.com and businessweek.com. She lives in the San Francisco area.