subject: Steel This Technique To Start A Great Conversation [print this page] What if you could steel a simple technique to start a great conversation? What would that do to you? I do not know the exact numbers but I personally believe, for every person you know, there are hundreds you do not. The ratio is probably close to 1 in 300, perhaps more.
But of course, you would not want to know every body, not to that extent of your wildest imagination.
And timeless classics, like How to Win Friends and Influence People', are still read and followed, right to this day, because the importance of getting to know a lot of people.
I know a big industry that always welcome more people, in fact, the more the better, which is Network Marketing or Multi-Level Marketing (MLM).
Sadly, I am not representing any particular company today, nor I planned to in my signature below, but what I am about to share with you, the technique you are about to steel, is taken from MLM.
I have just finished reading an article, which the author outlined three ways to easily strike a conversation, and in my opinion, all it boils down to is asking question.
It is true; asking question is the best tool to strike a conversation, but not just any question. And here is where you can legally' steel the best question to ask, to turn stranger to friend.
Even the late Andrew Carnegie had not mentioned this in any of his popular classics.
The best question to ask a stranger is: where are you from?
Now, you probably will get a variety of answers when asking this, but even cute' answers, like I was from that restaurant'; will go a long way in creating a warm environment for further conversation.
But I could not guarantee that it will work as a great pick-up line. I have never tried it before.
Joke aside; you have a lot of benefits to gain from knowing more people, regardless for personal or business purpose. And the key to this is with great conversation, which you already know how to do it best.
Now, where did you say you were from?
Steel This Technique To Start A Great Conversation
