"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Change the way you say things

SayWhat

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Hi

When I say something, I always think I lose the interest of people because I say it wrong.

We all know the saying it's not what you say, but how you say it. And I believe this to be true, as I notice some people telling the largest pile of sh*t you've ever heard, but people seem captivated by what is being said.

I'm looking for some good articles or perhaps books on this subject, how I can change my tone of voice and the words I'm using etc...

Thanks
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Suspens

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There are many books on the subject:

Voice And Speaking Skills For Dummies

How to get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want Roger Love
 

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It's called charisma. If you got it you know it. If you don't you know it.

There is a certain art to storytelling. We all have stories but not all of us know about cliffhangers leaving them more, funny asides, connecting with the audience, and other things a great story teller can do.

As is often the case if you have a problem there is probably a TED talk or dozens about it.

https://www.ted.com/topics/storytelling

I highly recommend you start a blog, try some standup comedy, or try sales. You will suck at all of them at first but you definitely develop some serious storytelling skills. It's throwing yourself in the deep end of the pool and struggling to swim in front of an audience that bores easily.
 
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