The Art of Mingling

Does the idea of going to a party make your mouth go dry? Are you more comfortable on FaceTime than you are face-to-face? Have no fear: Jeanne Martinet’s fully revised and updated fourth edition of THE ART OF MINGLING (St. Martin’s Griffin) is here, to help you thrive at any in-person gathering. While social anxiety is not a new phenomenon, our digital reality promotes an ever-increasing trend toward social isolation, and the habits we acquired during the pandemic have caused our mingling muscles to atrophy even more. We need face-to-face conversations as much as we need food or water, and compared to fifty years ago, most of us are starving to death. This important book has been revised and updated with 40% new material to encourage readers to get off their apps, get back out there and make real-life connections. Filled with both simple and advanced techniques, tricks, tips, lines, and maneuvers, and illustrated with entertaining examples, readers will learn:

• The value of interacting in person
• Basic survival strategies for the Truly Terrified
• Opening lines and gambits that really work
• Tools and rules for keeping the conversation going in the right direction
• The all-important etiquette of escape
• Why some white lies are essential
• Faux pas recovery techniques
• How to avoid the dumb use of smartphones
• The secret to being a good listener
• Tips for mingling in public venues
• Much-needed tactics for navigating political topics
• And much, much more!

Presented with both wit and practicality, the fourth edition of THE ART OF MINGLING, provides a sure-fire system for overcoming social fears and having a great time at any type of business or social get-together.

“Ms. Martinet believes in mingling the way some people believe in yoga. To her it is a discipline and form of exercise to be practiced on a regular basis.”

— The New York Times

“The Art of Mingling takes the intimidation out of party scenes, whether they are business-related or social.”

— Publishers Weekly

— Editor’s Pick for Fall 2015, Library Journal

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