The Art Of Conversation

Description

Every day we use our mobiles and computers to communicate, but ironically we are losing touch with face-to-face talk. Catherine Blyth reveals the endless possibilities of conversation and shows that when it works it can come close to heaven. With examples from Elizabeth I to Tommy Cooper, courtesans to nomads, The Art of Conversation is full of tips on listening, talking shop and surviving conversational bores. Be it sharing a joke with a stranger, sparking a new idea or just letting off steam with a friend, there are infinite adventures to be had if you break the ice and say hello ...

Reviews

'Modern man - and woman - have forgotten how to engage larynx and ears. Catherine Blyth teaches the lost art with wit and charm' -- Harry Mount, author of AMO, AMAS, AMAT ... AND ALL THAT 'A witty and thoroughly entertaining guide to the noble art of conversation' -- Katie Hickman

Author description

Catherine Blyth is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books as well as being an editor at Fourth Estate. She has also written scripts for the BBC and Channel 5 and contributed to The Times", Mail on Sunday", Evening Standard", Daily Telegraph", New Statesman" and The Literary Review". She continues to edit and ghost for leading publishers. Her husband is Sebastian Shakespeare, editor of the Evening Standards Londoners Diary, and they live inLondon.