Be yourself' is good advice, unless you notice that people are always excusing themselves and moving away from you. In that case, try being someone else!

Small talk is the biggest talk we do.

The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people and to a richer, fuller life for themselves.

Good listeners are perceived as good conversationalists.

Respect for people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.

Ninety percent of the people in any group are nice, raised to be polite, and have more in common than not.

Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.