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Chapter 13:
How to Have Unique and
Memorable Conversations
H ow often do you have conversations which you can
describe as fascinating or witty? Do you frequently
talk with other people in a way which feeds your
soul, makes your mind tingle pleasantly and leaves you fully
content? Even a usual chit-chat can be a memorable
experience.
In this chapter I will show you ways of taking your
communication skills to a more advanced level. Thanks to
these cool tricks, you will be able to make every conversation
unique, whether it will be an informal conversation, a
negotiation or business conversations.
Some time ago I went to this interesting seminar about
emotional intelligence. During one of the lunch breaks, I had a
brief conversation with another participant of the training. The
guy was several years older than me. I had no opportunity to
get to know him better until then and frankly, I expected this
conversation to be typical and a little bit like boring small talk.
You rarely can be SO wrong. At the very beginning of
exchanging our opinions, it struck me that it clearly wouldn’t
be another usual obvious small talk between two strangers.
Everything we discussed somehow concerned the most
important things to me back in the day and I was challenged to
