# The Art of Conversation

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- Book: [The Art of Conversation](https://www.bookquiver.com/catherine-blyt/the-art-of-conversation) ([The Art of Conversation.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/catherine-blyt/the-art-of-conversation.md))
- Authors: [Catherine Blyt](https://www.bookquiver.com/catherine-blyt)
- Publisher: john_murray
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-18-4854-596-0
- Published: 2011-01-20
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

Every day we use our mobiles and computers to communicate, but ironically we are losing touch with face-to-face talk. Catherine Blyth reveals the endless possibilities of conversation and shows that when it works it can come close to heaven. With examples from Elizabeth I to Tommy Cooper, courtesans to nomads, THE ART OF CONVERSATION is full of tips on listening, the perfect handshake, talking shop and surviving conversational bores. Be it sharing a joke with a stranger, sparking a new idea or just letting off steam with a friend, there are infinite adventures to be had if you break the ice and say hello...