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Written & read by Susan Roane - Abridged Nonfiction - 2 CASSETTES - 2 hours

Publisher, Audio Renaissance (January 2001)

You enter a crowded room. For a moment, every eye is on you. And a little voice inside you cries, "Help!"

If this has ever happened to you, you're not alone! Walking into a room full of people you don't know can be very uncomfortable. It can also be one of your very best opportunities to meet and make new business contacts and friends. In this new, expanded edition of her classic bestselling program, revised and updated for the new information age, "The Mingling Maven" will show you, step-by-step, how to allay your fears and make the most of every moment. Just a few of the things you'll learn are:

* the Five Major Roadblocks to working a room, and how to overcome them
* Seven Steps for planning your presence before you enter a room
* Seven Strategies to follow when you walk in
* how to work a virtual room, including Internet and e-mail do's and don'ts
* the importance of "small talk": how to converse with ease and grace
* the new rules of etiquette, including "Internetiquette"

Whether the event you're walking into is professional, social, or electronic-a business gathering cocktail party, PTA meeting, chat room, or formal ball - How to Work a Room will give you the confidence and tools you need to enter any room, and shine!