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Avoiding awkward small talk: a guide to navigating any type of encounter

Read an excerpt of "What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss" by Chris Colin and Rob Baedeker. Excerpted from What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss, copyright (c) 2014 by Chris Colin and Rob Baedeker. Used with permission by Chronicle Books, all rights reserved. 

Read an excerpt of "What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss" by Chris Colin and Rob Baedeker. 

Excerpted from What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss, copyright (c) 2014 by Chris Colin and Rob Baedeker. Used with permission by Chronicle Books, all rights reserved.