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Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules

Name: Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules
Author: Josephine Turck Baker

Josephine Turck Baker

Read by Devorah Allen and KevinS · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Golden Rule Number 1: Avoid unnecessary details. (5:11)
Golden Rule Number 2: Do not ask question number two until number one has been answered. (4:23)
Golden Rule Number 3: Do not interrupt another while he is speaking. (7:19)
Golden Rule Number 4: Do not contradict another, especially when the subject under discussion is of trivial importance. (4:15)
Golden Rule Number 5: Do not do all the talking; give your tired listener a chance. (5:34)
Golden Rule Number 6: Be not continually the hero of your own story; and, on the other hand, do not leave your story without a hero. (5:18)
Golden Rule Number 7: Choose subjects of mutual interest. (5:24)
Golden Rule Number 8: Be a good listener. (7:25)
Golden Rule Number 9: Make your speech in harmony with your surroundings. (4:38)
Golden Rule Number 10: Do not exaggerate. (5:15)
Golden Rule Number 11: Indulge occasionally in a relevant quotation, but do not garble it. (3:58)
Golden Rule Number 12: Cultivate tact. (6:51)