TECHNIQUE #18 BE A WORD DETECTIVE Like a good gumshoe, listen to your conversation partner's every word for clues to his or her preferred topic. The evidence is bound to slip out. Then spring on that subject like a sleuth on to a slip of the tongue. Like Sherlock Holmes, you have the clue to the subject that's hot for the other person.
How to react to cues?
A. With interest or enthusiasm
How to detect a cue?
