Title: Great Hype / Disappointing Follow-up
Product review: I read this book in the hope that I would be better able to "work a room". Unfortunately, I found little that was helpful. Donaldson's writing style came across to me as prsumptuous and old fashioned. He presented examples that I felt were unbelievable obvious fiction.Donaldson assumed that his audience is consumed with becoming popular. Time and again he pointed to actions that he claimed would bring me "popularity". He assumed that a conversation is a win or lose activity. He told me what to do to "win my point". What I hope for in a conversation is an opportunity for enjoyable dialogue with other people with no hidden agendas.I found the book to be very repetitive. In the later chapters I felt that Donaldson was merely rephrasing what he had covered in earlier chapters.If this book had been helpful I would offer it to another person. After reading it I would be embarassed to do so.
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