About this item
This is the fully revised and updated edition of the ground–breaking self–help book on improving communicating and socializing skills in business and life. How To Work A Room lays down the fundamentals for savvy socializing, whether at a party, a conference, or even communicating online. RoAne clearly shows how to overcome the five roadblocks that keep most people from making new contacts; mix chutzpah and charm to start and end conversations smoothly; know when to use humor––and when not to; and follow simple rules of etiquette. Incorporating years of feedback from hundreds of presentations, as well as anecdotes from around the globe, RoAne keeps How To Work A Room fresh and on target. New chapters include: strategies starting, maintaining, and exiting conservations; and advice on commutating effectively in today's tech driven world.
About the Author
Because of her groundbreaking best-seller, How to Work a Room', now available in the Silver Anniversary edition, Susan RoAne is considered the undisputed and original networking and conversation expert. Susan leads a double life as a bestselling author and a sought-after keynote speaker Known as "The Mingling Maven'," she gives her multi-generational audiences the required tools, techniques and strategies they need to connect and communicate in today's global business world. Her practical, informative, and interactive presentations are known for what The San Francisco Chronicle calls her 'dynamite sense of humor.' She has sold over a million books worldwide and has launched an industry that she continues to create and shape in the 21st Century. Her books:(The Secrets of Savvy Networking, What Do I Say Next? , How To Create Your Own Luck, Face To Face: How To Reclaim The Personal Touch In a Digital World, Networking: Beyond The Buzzword and RoAne's Rules: How To Make a GREAT Impression, Nuances of Business Networking) . An expert on connecting and communicating, Susan RoAne is often quoted in such diverse venues as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, CNN.com and Forbes.com and Buzzfeed! She received her Master's Degree from San Francisco State University and her Bachelors in English from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, where she was honored at 'Authors Come Home'. She still considers herself one of the Fighting Ilini! A former teacher, Susan now lectures for major corporations and conventions and at major universities such as Yale, Wharton, University of Chicago, University of Texas Law School and will return as guest faculty for the eighth time for NYU's Summer Publishing Institute. Her clients include Bank of America, United States Air Force, Stanford University, UnitedHealth Group, Boeing, Coca Cola, Intel, Apple, LinkedIn, Pfizer and the NFL.