“If you want to be interesting, be interested.”

The above sentence is the eight word key to popularity and sales success. So please read it again above and find out how below.

Being interested in whomever you are speaking to is the first key to successful conversations. Put yourself in their shoes and try to see things from their perspective. Adopt a "what can I do for you?" attitude. And above all, try to avoid worrying about what you just said or what you are going to say next. Those voices in your head will make it impossible to really hear what the other person is saying.

A compliment is always nice, too. Just make sure your compliment is specific and genuine or the compliment will fast become a detriment.

Other keys to successful conversations are to smile, make eye contact, show a positive attitude and to listen more than you talk.

Please remember that in the end, it is not what you say that truly matters, rather how it felt talking to you that people will remember.