The Art of Mingling : Fun and Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room - Jeanne Martinet

The Art of Mingling

Fun and Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room

By: Jeanne Martinet

Paperback | 10 November 2015 | Edition Number 3

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With Jeanne Martinet's trademark wit and practicality, The Art of Mingling hands you the keys to feeling at ease in any social situation

Does the idea of going to a large party make your mouth go dry? Are you more comfortable on Facebook than face-to-face? You're not alone: Ninety percent of the world suffers from minglephobia. Jeanne Martinet has developed a cure, a sure-fire system for overcoming fears and having a great time at any type of business or social gathering. Filled with simple techniques, tricks, tips, lines and maneuvers, and illustrated with entertaining examples, The Art of Mingling teaches you:

* Basic survival strategies for the Truly Terrified
* Opening lines and gambits that really work
* Tools and rules for keeping the conversation going in the right direction
* The all-important etiquette of escape
* Faux pas recovery techniques
* How to avoid the dumb use of smartphones
* The secret to being a good listener
* The right way to follow up online
* and much, much more!

Industry Reviews

"Ms. Martinet believes in mingling the way some people believe in yoga. To her it is a discipline and form of exercise to be practiced on a regular basis." --The New York Times

"Jeanne Martinet's amusing guide contains nifty ideas designed to get the flower off the wall and into circulation." --Letitia Baldridge

"The Art of Mingling takes the intimidation out of party scenes, whether they are business-related or social." --Publishers Weekly

"Jeanne Martinet is an expert at navigating parties." --New York Daily News

"Martinet has developed techniques for working any event with ease." --Chicago Tribune

"Jeanne Martinet has come to the rescue of wallflowers everywhere with The Art of Mingling...a book full of witty one-liners." --Daily Mirror (UK)

"If your idea of absolute terror is a room full of strangers at a party...then you'd benefit from The Art of Mingling." --Single Life Magazine

"Anyone who reads [The Art of Mingling] will end up being the belle of the ball....I love it. I love it. I love it." --Marjabelle Young Stewart

"Having all my life dreaded social mingling with an ever increasing unease, I will now carry The Art of Mingling with me wherever I go, knowing I will no longer be at a loss for words." --J. P. Donleavy

"Boy, do I need Jeanne Martinet's The Art of Mingling... (Martinet notes astutely that we have atrophied mingling muscles.) No more holding up the wall at American Library Association functions!" --Library Journal (editors' pick!)

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