You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. – Dale Carnige

Do you miss people’s names when they introduce themselves?

Do people remember your name?

My wife and I went on a date to the Olive Garden a couple nights ago. We slid into our booth and buried our noses in the menu.

Within 2 minutes a tall, clean shaven young man walked up and said:

Hi,mynameisMikey.WhatcanIgetyoutodrink?

I missed his name. Was it my fault or his fault? His fault.

Here is the conversation tip that stood out to me and he should have used.

Pause before and after you say your name.

Mikey should have said this:

Hi, my name is…. …. Mikey …. What can I get you to drink?

In public speaking a pause signals an important point is coming and grabs attention. The same works when introducing yourself.

Try this and let me know how it works.

Have some fun and take your significant other out on a date. If you don’t have a significant other, brush up on your conversation skills.

Good Saturday Morning,

My young daughter is chowing down on a banana. When she finishes, she’ll be ready for some attention. I’ll make this quick.

A week ago my wife, daughter and I headed into the local grocery store. Checking us out was a blond, medium height, young lady.

She looked sad. Her normally pretty face showed she had been through a rough day.

Checkout clerks have a challenging task. For 8+ hours they stand there, doing the same tasks, trying to be cheerful, and make others happy.

Evidently this clerk’s tank of gas had run out.

My wife and I immediately engaged her in conversation and laughed and joked with her using techniques from the 4 Conversation Tips of the Rich and Famous.

By the time we were done she was cheerful and we felt good because we had brightened her day.

Do you brighten the day of people around you? Or are you like a dark cloud that people see coming and seek to hide from.

Spread the joy through good conversation skills.

My daughter is calling,

Austin Barnes

PS. There are still open spots at a introductory price the Conversation Success Training.