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👋🏻 Hey Everyone,

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📕 Book Summary

This week's book is “How to talk to anyone” by Leil Lowndes

In the book How to talk to anyone, bestselling relationship author and internationally renowned life coach Leil Lowndes reveals the secrets and psychology behind successful communication.

The author shares 92 simple and effective techniques to master the art of communication. The chapters in the book are short and easy to understand and offer a wide variety of techniques. Some are subtle, and Some are surprising. But if you learn these skills, you can definitely see a change in yourself.

Here are 7 Simple techniques to level up your communication game

1. The Flooding smile- Don’t flash an immediate smile when you greet someone. Instead, look at the other person’s face for a second. Pause, soak in their persona. Then let a big, warm, responsive smile flood over your face and overflow into your eyes.

2. Limit the Fidget-Whenever your conversation really counts, let your nose itch, your ear tingle, or your foot prickle. Do not fidget, twitch, wiggle, or scratch.

3. Han’s Horse Sense- Express yourself, but keep a keen eye on how your listener is reacting to what you're saying. Then plan your moves accordingly.

4. Be a word detective- When talking with anyone, keep your ears open and, like a good detective, listen for clues. Be on the lookout for any unusual references: any anomaly, place, time, or person. Ask about it, because it's the clue they would really enjoy talking.

5. Potent imaging- Evoke your listener's interests or lifestyle and weave images around it. To give your points more power and punch. use analogies from your listener's world. Potent imaging also tells your listeners you think like them and hints you share their interests.

6. Boomeranging- Just as a boomerang flies right back to the thrower, let compliments boomerang right back to the giver. When someone tosses a compliment your way, let the good feeling soar back to the tosser. Don't just say 'Thanks'. Let them know of your gratitude.

7. Make a mood match- Before opening your mouth, take a 'voice sample' of your listener to detect his or her state of mind. If you ever want to bring people around to your thoughts, you must match their mood and voice tone. if only for a moment. 

📚 Recommendations

If you are a student, Here are 5 must-read books that you should read

• Mindset

• The Alchemist

• Daring Greatly

• The Power of Now 

• The Four Agreements

⚡️Reading Tip

One reading tip I would suggest is to diversify your reading list. Don't limit yourself to only one genre or type of book. Instead, challenge yourself to explore different genres, such as fiction, non-fiction, memoir, biography, science fiction, and fantasy.

Reading books from different genres will expose you to new ideas, perspectives, and writing styles, which can broaden your horizons and help you become a more well-rounded reader. It can also help prevent boredom and keep your reading experience fresh and exciting.

👨🏻‍🏫 What I’m Currently reading

These days my college exams were going on, so I didn’t get much time to read. I’m currently reading The Shark Tank India book which I quite insightful and amazing.

I’ve planned to read more books after the exams get over :)

🎉 New Addition

I received two book parcels this week. The books are as follows:

1. Win every argument by Mehdi Hasan: It’s a really powerful book on developing public speaking skills and how to win arguments and debates by keeping your point. A must-read for everyone.

2. Burn the Boats by Matt Higgins: A self-made entrepreneur who has reached the pinnacle of five industries — provides the winning formula to stop hedging and embark on a lifelong journey of breakout success.

🔥 Quote

I hope you find these tips and insights helpful in your reading journey.

Thank you for your love and support everyone. I'll see you next week.

Happy reading!

Kamalpreet Singh