The Art of Charming Strangers: How to Make Small Talk Without Crossing Personal Boundaries

Psychologists claim that your first impression of a stranger is formed in just the first 7 seconds. In that time, you can get a good position, make a conversation partner fall for you, or close an astounding deal. All you need is to know how to start a conversation correctly.

This book is devoted to the art of SMALL TALK—in simple words, easy, relaxed conversation with a stranger. The main task of such a conversation is to create contact with your interlocutor, charm them, and—later—build long-term relationships.

Ainur Zinnatullin, a TEDx speaker and trainer, and his coauthor Tatyana Shakhmatova, a writer and candidate of philological sciences, created this book so that millions of people across Russia could communicate freely, answer confidently, and if needed—be able to put the interlocutor in their place when they “cross the line.” All for the sake of enjoying communication!