Icebreakers - Sharpe, C. P.

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Résumé :
Parlez with the Hoi Polloi and Make Your Chatter Matter, With 150 Conversation Starters for Every Occasion, from First Dates to Last Orders. Silence is seldom misquoted, but it's also easily misinterpreted. Being a wallflower might keep you out of trouble, but it also keeps you out of the in-crowd. It's okay, you don't need to stay long...

Biographie:
Shalvin Carpe is a writer, editor, publisher and promoter of his own literary aspirations, which include books, articles, songs, videos, and the website to showcase them all. He is a keen breather of air, a gazer at sunsets, a listener to loud music and a speaker to anyone who'll listen, provided you can hear him over the music. His titles range from the offhand to the earnest, from the ironic to the straight talking, (mostly) distilled from personal experiences good and bad, although he does intend that both his trials and his triumphs should always be expressed through the prism of the positive. (This doesn't always come across, but that is at least what he's aiming for.) Shalvin Carpe is a nom de plume for Calvin Sharpe, but his real name was already taken by other internet denizens, so he had to get creative. He can be spotted wandering around his website most days, and does occasionally swing by his FB, YT and IG accounts, but not his X one now, because he can't be bothered to keep adding 'formerly Twitter' each time. Sh(C)alvin lives in (sometimes sunny) Hampshire in England, UK. He does like it there, but would like to leave more often, if only to enjoy coming back....

Sommaire:
just long enough to make an impression. No more awkward pauses! The ice won't break itself, but most people are merely waiting for that to happen. Step out of the background - most people want you to take the lead. That way they can blame you if it all goes wrong. It's human nature but you can use it. After all, fortune favours the bold. Learn how to elegantly impose yourself with Shalvin Carpe's Icebreakers: 150 questions for every situation, from dating to dining, from casual get-togethers to formal gatherings. Draw from an arsenal of posers that are both silly and serious, personal and pertinent, where the conversation has already been started for you. Shalvin knows all about social anxiety and not knowing what to say. Being the one to create the awkward silence only makes it worse. Get to know the people around you better, from loved ones and friends to colleagues and acquaintances, to some of the faces you don't even like. Categories include Skills to Personal Preference, Random to Personal Opinion, and Thoughtful to Just Plain Personal. Each question has a pre-written answer, as though you were talking to the author. You can give your own response, or you can pass off his answer as your own (he'll never know.) If you've ever felt embarrassed about the dark corners of your own inner world, just download this book and feel better that you don't live in the author's. Read all 262 pages to yourself or read them out loud, Shalvin Carpe's Icebreakers will be your escort to any event, and you won't even need to leave a tip. (Although the contents are in no way explicit, the issues raised and subjects discussed are certainly aimed at discerning adults, so in that sense, this book is not recommended for minors.)...