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SMALL TALK

SMALL TALK

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Laura Pascoe

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SMALL TALK

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Multiple Choice

You enter a novel place and look for familiar faces. You don't know anyone. What do you do?

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talk to the first person I see

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Start playing with my phone

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I look for something to eat

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I stay there doing nothing.

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  • Small talks skills are easy ways to build connections with other people.

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QUIZ TIME

Are you ready?

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Multiple Choice

Small talk is

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NECESSARY TO BUILD NEW RELATIONS

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NOT NECESSARY TO BUILD NEW RELATIONS

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Small Talk Meaning:

  • Small talk is a technique of initiating a conversation. Making small talk is a way to contact and connect with people and intends to offer you contacts with friends, business associates, colleagues and others that last for a longer time period.

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QUIZ TIME

Ready?

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Multiple Choice

Small talk is

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initiating a conversation

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talking about small things

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Why is Small Talk so Important?

  • How did you make a non-familiar relationship, a familiar one? The answer to this might be ‘small talk.’ Using a small talk can make your everyday life success-oriented and easier. You never knew whom you will meet next.

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 The other major reasons that support the importance of small talk are:

  • 1. It makes you smarter:

  • Few social interactions can induce people to think the other way and look to a problem with a different perspective and with a different solution.

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  • 2. It is spontaneous:


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  • 3. It opens your eyes:

  • these talks inform you everything about the present. As a result, you become more attentive and pay attention to everything that is going around you.

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4. It can help you become an admirer:

  • If you wish to make new friends and want to influence people then it is essential that you are liked by all of them. Individuals like people who are confident.


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5. It makes you feel better about what you are:

  • Maybe you are not a great personality, but definitely every person has some unique traits that make them different from others.

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6. Inevitably, everyone needs it:

  • Small talks are important because almost everyone needs it. If you are planning a new career ahead or you want to spend a little time with your co-workers, or you are signing a crucial business deal, or you are just entertaining your friends, all this requires your ability to engage in small talk.

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Benefits of Engaging in Small Talk:

  • 1. It helps to create a good impression:

  • Small talks provide people with lots of information in a very small time.

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2. It can be beneficiary for your career:

  • There are possibilities that the woman who you are avoid talking to, is an expert in your field and can help you get a better job


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3. It may inspire new ideas:

  • It is also believed that chatting with acquaintances or strangers helps to create new ideas and thoughts. It is great for inspiring new ideas. When you talk to a stranger, you are always thinking of new ideas to impress him, or to provide a solution to his problem, or similar things.

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5. It may help to build lasting relationships:


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It is possible that your relationship with your close friend even started a small talk. After all, even friendships require a beginning.

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6. It can make you stay happy:

  • It might sound a little weird, but small talks can actually make you happy. When you talk to strangers with smiling faces and soothing gestures, then it provides your entire body with positivity and hence makes you feel happy.

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Tips to Master the Art of Small Talk:

  • 1. Greet individuals appropriately:

  • Find a suitable time and begin communicating with the other person in an appropriate and gentle manner.

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2. Reduce anxiety:



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