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Giving others room to contribute and showing that you're listening are important conversational skills. It DOES cover how to be a better listener, how to avoid misunderstandings, build rapport, and have hard conversations. If you asked me 2-3 years ago how I felt about networking events, I’d tell you “love ‘em, piece of cake”. Now, after a pandemic and switching to remote work, I think we all have become a little rusty. It was time I got some practice.
Small Talk - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives Small Talk - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives
Use your surroundings or situation to come up with things to say. You can start with something simple, like this:
Self-confidence makes you more attractive. Talking to someone first says I’m confident enough to think you’ll probably like me. Use the 3-second rule – Approach the person you want to talk to before you can think. Why 3 seconds? Left to our own devices, we will find a reason not to do it (a.k.a. we’ll allow fear to stop us).
Small Talk: How to Talk to People, Improve Your Charisma
Not a game changer, but definitely some great takeaways and useful storytelling concepts reminders!If this was Groundhog Day and you had to repeat this day over and over, would you be relatively happy or unhappy about this particular day?”
Small Talk: How to Talk to People, Improve Your Charisma Small Talk: How to Talk to People, Improve Your Charisma
Small talk and casual conversation skills can help you meet new friends and network within your business circle. There’s not much to lose and everything to gain, but small talk can be a difficult task for introverts. This book will expand your understanding of what it means to be an introvert. It will also give you practical tips to overcome social anxiety so that you can talk to anyone without feeling anxious! Some people could talk about sports all day. Others would rather talk about anything but. There are a few rules of thumb for discussing sports. Avoiding small talk = avoiding boring, trite, meaningless, forgettable conversations that don't add value to you or the other participants.The last few chapters were confusing (I didn’t DNF, it was so short I had to finish. And I wanted to see what other hilarious open liners the author gave). One was on being single and mingling. It felt very out of place in a book on small talk in a professional setting. The author jumps into rants on dating, and how to navigate the scene. It had me laughing once again at the horrendous advice, one of them being “leave your phone in your car”. Yeah…don’t do that. Especially on a first date. I think what the author was trying to say was “don’t look at your phone while on a date”. Not “throw away your only lifeline to the outside world if the date goes bad”. You remind me strongly of a celebrity, but I can’t remember who it is — whom do people always compare you to?” It’s tempting to tune out what the other person is saying, but you’ll forge much stronger connections if you pay attention. The other person will notice how engaged you seem. In addition, it’s much easier to ask relevant questions and remember details to bring up later if you’re listening with both ears. 3. Put away your phone.
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