Conversation Starters: 1,000 Creative Ways to Talk to Anyone about Anything

by Kim Chamberlain

Overview

Like an onion, a conversation is often made up of layers. On its face it may appear to be on one level, but peel away a layer or two, and you will find other issues lying beneath the surface.

Providing techniques to analyse conversations, Conversation Starters will enable you to develop creativity by taking your brain to a space where originality can flourish, by enhancing problem-solving skills, and by improving conversation and listening skills. Even if you wouldn’t describe yourself as “creative,” this book will give you the chance to think and express yourself in innovative and productive ways.

The book’s one thousand conversation-starting topics offer easy ways to move away from traditional discussion themes as well as the opportunity to develop and enhance speaking and listening skills. They provide the opportunity to approach and explore issues and then to formulate and express your thoughts and responses in innovative and challenging ways. You’ll discover new ways way to connect with others, avenues to help you learn new things and connect with other people in stimulating and satisfying ways. In addition to the conversation starters are tips and quotes relating to discovering and enhancing creativity while initiating and maintaining conversations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629145358
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	10/07/2014
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Kim Chamberlain is a speaker, writer, and seminar facilitator. She holds the National Speakers Association Accredited Professional Speaker level of certification, was the founding president of the Wellington (New Zealand) National Speakers Association, and has won many speaking awards. In 2000 she was voted as one of the world’s top newsletter writers. Chamberlain is the author of Five-Minute Brain Workout, Better Speaking, Better Thinking, and Woman to Woman: 1,000 Conversation Starters for Talking about Anything. She resides in Wellington, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Using the book 1

How the book is organized 1

How to deal with quirky questions and conversation starters 3

Developing conversation skills 7

What's conversation all about? 7

Fundamental principles 8

ANSTCODE 18

Quirky 22

Developing creative thinking and problem-solving skills 27

Creative thinking 28

Problem solving 36

1,000 Questions and Conversation Starters 49