The Art of Mingling: Easy, Fun, and Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room

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Summary: Mingling made simple!
Review: This book makes the art of mingling simple & fun! It really breaks down mingling into simple, easy, & proven techniques. I highly recommend this book along with 2 others: Fate & Reil's How to Have Sex with Hot Girls (without even dating them!) & Louis & Copeland's How to Succeed with Women.

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Summary: Amusing, Fun, and Informative Reading
Review: This book was one of five choices for a speech class at Troy State University. This book is a requirement for extra credit if this critique is published. This book has some good qualities but not enough to make one jump up out of their seat and run up to someone and start a conversation. The author is in-touch with the fears most people have when it comes to mingling at social gatherings/events and tries to produce a sense of humor with her work. She tries to help you get over your fear of socializing but the touchy feeling conversation technique does not work with most people. Also, some of her opening lines she discusses may work with some crowds but would not suggest using most of these lines. The author does not agree with conversing on the subject of sports but it is a wonderful way to get to know people and start up good conversations. Many men and women are more inclined to be athletic and/or into some sort of sports activity this could be a good way to get to know strangers. Also a lot of conversations have came up at parties about television programs and my contribution was a complete success. So another disagreement would have to be brought up for excluding television programs from conversation. This book is informative and funny for readers without shy characteristics. This book can be perceived as a tool to help those who are naive to conversations. It is very easy to read and is recommend for the people who need help with strange environmental settings when they have to strike up a conversation with someone they have never met before. The author want's you to picture the people you are talking with "naked" so this would make you understand that they are also in a unprotected or have the feeling of being exposed, state environment so you will feel more comfortable. On this subject a disagreement of many sorts has come to play when everyone knows the best thing when meeting someone is to be yourself. If someone doesn't like you for you then you shouldn't be wasting your time, on him or her, trying to get him or her to accept you. It is hard enough for people to believe everything they hear and see at a party, so just be yourself and if it doesn't workout then pick yourself up and dust yourself off and go on. It is not as hard to speak with someone face-to-face or even on the phone as it is to actually get up in front, of everyone, to speak while they have all of their eyes focused on you, your every movement, and every word. This is the most frightening thing in the world and a book is not going to help over come this terrifying fear but, as my instructors says, practice, practice, and practice. This book is great for some people but not for those who know the kind of people who will be at social events where they will laugh you out of the room. On the other hand, this book could be recommended to peers who have a deathly fear of attending parties because this is a good kick-start to learn more about social interactions with strangers. This book helps one realize if you come across happy and knowledgeable you will do a great job and leave with many new friends. This book deserves a strong "4 stars" for the great enthusiasm the author has for her book and helpful hints but the lack of the "fifth star" is on-account of the few disagreements with her style and techniques. This book has a lot more to offer so take the time and study it. Read the book it will help, influence, enlighten, and bring a little more knowledge to those of us who need it when it comes to speaking with strangers. But isn't that what our mothers and fathers taught us? "Never Speak to Strangers". LOL :-)