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The Crisis of Credit
How to Win Friends and Influence People Part 8
Part 2: Principle 4
“An Easy Way to Become a Good Conversationalist”: people love to talk about their experiences. Listen intently to what is being said. People do not actually care about your problems one/tenth as much as they care about their own.
Principle 4: Be a good listener, encourage others to talk about themselves.
How to Win Friends and Influence People Part 7
Part 2: Principle 3
“If You Don’t Do This, You Are Headed For Trouble”: memorize people’s names by connecting it to other associations. The average person is interested in his or her own name in print. Remembering a person’s name is extremely valuable. Conquer difficult to pronounce names and they will be greatly impressed. Statesman name buildings in people’s honor. During a conversation repeat the name of the person you are addressing. Writing down the name will create a visual picture in your mind.
Principle 3: Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.