Technique #19 The Swiveling Spotlight

When you meet someone, imagine a giant revolving

spotlight between you. When you're talking, the

spotlight is on you. When the new person is speaking,

it's shining on him or her. If you shine it brightly

enough, the stranger will be blinded to the fact that you

have hardly said a word about yourself. The longer you

keep it shining away from you, the more interesting he

or she finds you