Carly Fiorina, recently crowned Republican candidate for Senator of California, is already embroiled in controversy. Fiorina's camp shrugged off her dig at Barbara Boxer's hair ("so yesterday") and other catty comments as "early-morning small talk."
As a small talk expert and best selling author of The Fine Art of Small Talk (Hyperion), I am appalled. Fiorina's small mindedness isn’t the same thing as small talk. Ms. Fiorina needs to employ the old adage 'if you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all'...especially when a microphone is in the vicinity! Wise politicians use small talk to develop relationships with the voter, volunteer and fundraiser to build a community of support. Ms. Fiorina is simply making a good case for why gossip and small mindedness cause damage to relationships!
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