#Conversation July 25

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Today for Day 25 of the 30-Day Ingredient Coach4aday Challenge the theme is CONVERSATION.

When it comes to socialization, networking, or finding a way to be memorable it involves one key ingredient. Dale Carnegie wrote a number of books all of them classified as self-help. He offered up practical advice on a number of topics including friendship.

In 1936, Simon and Schuster published Carnegie’s book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” which became a bestseller, selling over five million copies in Carnegie’s lifetime. He also founded the Carnegie Institute of Effective Speaking and Human Relations.

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The key ingredient to interesting CONVERSATION or networking comes from Carnegie’s bestselling book. It is embedded in the quote found below:

In life there are many things that seem counter intuitive. Ego drives us to want to be accepted and noticed. That has become more and more prevalent in today’s society. So, we go out of our way to seem interesting, yet the secret is to be interested in others.

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Conversations require a balance between talking and listening. There is a lot I learned from spending 15 minutes listening to a Ted Talk given by Celeste Headlee on how to talk and to listen. Looking for the missing ingredient to have a great conversation give it view. She offers up ten concrete tips to make interactions with others more memorable.