Jeremy Reloj has narrated 7 audiobooks on Listento.it by 2 authors, with an average listener rating of 3.8★ across 15 ratings. The most-rated is Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques.
Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques
Summary
Does your mind blank at the worst times in a conversation and create awkward silences? Do you want to think faster on your feet? Do you run out of things to say and suck at keeping a conversation going? Or do you just wish you could be wittier and cleverer in every day conversation? Introverted? It's easier than you think.... All you need to do is just improv your conversations! Improve Your Conversations teaches you how to use the ingenious framework from improv comedy and apply it directly to your everyday social interactions and conversations...and can't we learn something from the greatest improv comedians in the world, like Tina Fey and Will Ferrell? Improv comedy and memorable conversations have almost everything in common, from their premise to what makes them great to their end goals. In this book,I have pieced together the 14 best actionable and practical techniques from the improv comedy world designed to create conversational flow and connection...and simply have better interactions. You never know when a single connection can change your life, so make sure that each one is memorable. How will you learn to improv(e) your conversations? The number one cause of awkward silences and how to beat them. How to maintain an equal give and take for maximum conversational flow. The three topics you can always go to when your mind blanks. The mind-set to always know what to say and think quickly on your feet. How to direct the conversation to exactly where you want. What Sherlock Holmes has to do with great conversations. Countless examples...and much more! Plus 14 insightful exercises to illustrate and practice each technique. This is not a book of generic, vague tips like "fake it 'til you make it" and "just make more eye contact and smile." No, this is a book of real tips that you can implement today to immediately increase your conversational fluency and flow.
©2015 Pei Kuo (P)2015 Pei Kuo
Conversation Tactics
Summary
Do you want to become more charming and likable - instantly? Or just make sure you can defend yourself verbally, and not be a doormat? Do you lose arguments, find yourself speechless, or get taken advantage of by others? Or do you just want to build meaningful connections and friendships quickly? Sounds like you need to learn as many conversation tactics as possible! In this book you'll learn 18 powerful techniques that can be used for everything under the sun - charming people, befriending strangers, increased charisma, and even arguing effectively. You can never underestimate the power of a simple conversation. It can be the start of something beautiful, or it can potentially ruin your day. These 18 techniques, learned from years of coaching social skills and conversations, will ensure better conversations and fewer arguments. In addition to incredibly shrewd and nuanced insights to make conversation flow, you'll learn how win arguments and diffuse dirty tricks. What actionable and realistic conversation tactics will you learn? How standup comedians use conversational high points for great reactions. What the two-second rule is and how it makes you appear incredibly attentive. How interrupting artfully can be your secret weapon to bonding. The singular best way to warm up for any conversation, anywhere. Also the following insights: The foolproof method of rehearsing only your hellos and goodbyes. The 2:1 ratio and why math even matters in successful conversations. The logic of not laughing at your own jokes. The five most common argument tactics and how to neuter them. How to deflect any ridicule.
©2015 Pei Kuo (P)2015 Pei Kuo
Conversationally Speaking
Summary
Wish you knew how to walk up to anyone and break the ice effortlessly? Do you hope to avoid awkward silences and make an instant impression? You'll get more than that in this book: not only what, when, and how to say it, but the exact roots of why from human psychology and interaction. Flowing conversation is the basis of all of our friendships and relationships, there's no getting around it. Yet sometimes it feels like we just can't connect in the depth we want without some luck on our part. Why? It's because most people haven't broken down the patterns of a great conversation. Specific principles get specific responses, and that's exactly what we want, isn't it? Each phase of conversation analyzed, from beginning to end, complete with examples, so you can handle any conversation and see it to greater purpose. Every chapter is packed with actionable steps that are far beyond the generic "make eye contact and ask questions" that typically passes for social and conversation development. Here's what you'll learn: The best topics for icebreaking with friends, strangers, and anyone. The biggest aspect of effective storytelling. Three steps to take your conversations to depth and intimacy. An introduction to the most common patterns and structures of humor. What a verbal mirror is and why people love it. Effective listening, and listening as a gateway to closeness. A 21-day conversation boot camp plan for optimal development. That promotion you want? That cutie you want to talk to? Better treatment and better friendships all around? Conversation skills are the common thread, and the most powerful tool to getting you everything you want. Most of all, conversation skills are necessary in our lives - making the choice to improve them will allow the best parts of you to shine.
©2015 Pei Kuo (P)2015 Pei Kuo
Chatter
Summary
There are 3 simple questions to determine whether you should listen this book. Does the thought of "small talk" make you cringe? Do you wish you were more magnetic and charismatic? Do you want to learn how to instantly turn surface interactions into lasting and deep connections? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, you need this book immediately! We’ve all heard that life is about who you know… but that’s only half the picture. Chatter will show you step by step how to become the person who can build intimate rapport with anyone they meet, expertly work a room, win instant friends, and project a winning image that people will flock to. This isn’t a book of one-liner conversation topics and generic "you can do it" tips that other books would have you believe will make you successful. Through my 20 Chatter principles, you will learn to master skills that will make you shine in everyday interactions, such as: How to bulletproof your verbal/non-verbal first impression and first 30 seconds of any interaction How to handle conversation lulls and silences – and prevent them in the first place 3 easy ways to be proclaimed as perceptive as a mind reader The best icebreakers for any situation (hint: use your surroundings!) Speaking comfortably on topics that you have little to zero knowledge on 4 ways to make people open up to you on an intimate level. How to handle uncomfortable or hostile topics The best way to gracefully exit a conversation … as well as advanced communication skills and techniques that will change your life: The building blocks of charisma and how you can embody them How to implement emotional intelligence in your daily life.
©2014 Pei Kuo (P)2014 Pei Kuo
Social Fluency
Summary
Do you DREAD networking events? Parties where you don’t know anyone? Work functions? Social situations where you need to be able to turn it on at a moment’s notice – they’re horrible aren’t they? Having to put a face on, perk up, and have the same conversation for hours? Draining. These situations can be terrible if you don’t have the genuine social habits to deal with them optimally time after time… What are genuine social habits? How about: the power to turn on your best moods on in a snap, overcome your social excuses, condition people to be attracted to you, and master the best mindsets to connect with people? In this book you’ll find the secrets to be ready for any social situations… and expertly navigating social situations is the key to unlocking everything that you want in life – friends, love, and career. When you cultivate genuine social habits, you won't have to say a word for people to be drawn to you! Learn the genuine social habits that will let you be socially fluent on command, while taking your social and interpersonal skills to the next level. Social Fluency draws upon my years of date and social skill coaching, as well as study of human nature and psychology, to teach you exactly the ways you can develop your social self… to the point that working a room, owning a conversation, being instantly likeable – just inevitable side effects that you’ll embody! These are highly nuanced and insightful techniques into what makes people tick and act the way they do. What’s inside? How about the following ways to change your life: How an accountability buddy for social skills can push you to the next level. Breaking down the components of your best and most social moods so you can call them up – anytime. The two best approaches to talking with big groups. The surprising way your barista or cashier can help you build your social habits
©2014 Pei Kuo (P)2014 Pei Kuo
Leave the Grind Behind
Summary
"Move over Tim Ferriss, there's a refreshed approach to unshackling yourself from the grueling busy-work of the grind." (Matthew Hart , author and CTO of Arise Virtual Solutions)
Leave the Grind Behind is for anyone who has built a good career, is comfortable, yet has an itch - a realization - that there is more to life.
This audiobook is dedicated to all those ready to forge their own path, get more out of life, and burn their imprint on the world. You want more money, more freedom, and to build your own legacy. Perhaps you want to carve a future by leveraging your talents to freelance, consult, or become an entrepreneur.
Leave the Grind Behind is packed with actions, habits, and tools that will enable your success and explode your results. It will help you build the legacy you envisioned yourself leaving. You will develop a plan for leaving the grind behind, execute, and do so with minimal risk.
Time is your most valuable asset. Spending the majority of it working for someone else's dream won't let you achieve the life you want. You'll end up as just another cog in the daily grind, working for an upper-middle class salary with no end in sight. Your own dreams are fading...but you're not ready to go down without a fight.
If this sounds like you, you're ready for more in life than just a job. You're ready to venture into a realm that will be more rewarding and more exciting. You're ready for something that will make you a fortune.
©2016 Justin Gesso (P)2017 Justin Gesso
The Book on Small Business Ideas
Summary
Small business ideas for side hustlers and entrepreneurs
Stop chasing money-making schemes and cookie-cutter businesses. Real success is personal and is achieved by finding the path on which you will thrive.
The Book on Small Business Ideas will turn you into an idea and cash-flow factory. You'll generate simple small business and side-hustle ideas that are meaningful to you. You'll learn how to stay motivated, analyze your ideas, and launch them successfully.
The small businesses and side hustles you create are there to generate income, help you fulfill your goals, and increase your freedom.
The Book on Small Business Ideas is your success playbook
The Book on Small Business Ideas will take you through:
Understanding your personal drivers, allowing you to generate ideas that achieve your goals
Finding your personal motivation to actually see your ideas through to reality
Evaluating your small business ideas and side hustles against real-world criteria to determine success potential
Launching your ideas effectively in today’s competitive environment
The Book on Small Business Ideas is filled with exercises to help you find your passion, generate momentum, and stand out from the crowd. The concepts in this audiobook won’t put you at risk, and they won’t be complicated.
This book will show you how to make much more money on your own, spend time how you want, build a simple business, and quit your day job. We’ll do this without putting you at risk financially and without the complexity many people associate with running a business.
©2017 Justin Gesso (P)2018 Justin Gesso