The Fine Art of Small Talk

The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine is a guide that teaches readers how to improve your conversational skills through practical strategies and techniques. It emphasizes the importance of engaging in meaningful, approachable dialogue to build rapport and create opportunities in both personal and professional contexts. While there were a few useful tips and tricks in this book, Fine’s book might be better suited to someone pretty early in their career or folks that are trying to get back into the swing of thing socially after the pandemic. That said, the central theme of the book is something that bears reminding: that people who excel at small talk are experts at making others feel included, valued, and comfortable.