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EAP112 Small Talk HW

Small talk about things like the weather is common when strangers meet and helps people feel more comfortable. While the conversations may seem unimportant, small talk can lead to new friendships and better career outcomes. Research shows new friendships are built through finding common interests in small talk which can then lead to discussing more meaningful topics. In job interviews, effective small talk in the first few minutes can help make a good first impression and lead to getting hired. At work, small talk has been shown to enable better business deals and more frequent promotions. To have successful small talk, maintain eye contact, find common ground, keep the conversation going by asking questions, and avoid saying anything that could make the other person feel insecure.

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EAP112 Small Talk HW

Small talk about things like the weather is common when strangers meet and helps people feel more comfortable. While the conversations may seem unimportant, small talk can lead to new friendships and better career outcomes. Research shows new friendships are built through finding common interests in small talk which can then lead to discussing more meaningful topics. In job interviews, effective small talk in the first few minutes can help make a good first impression and lead to getting hired. At work, small talk has been shown to enable better business deals and more frequent promotions. To have successful small talk, maintain eye contact, find common ground, keep the conversation going by asking questions, and avoid saying anything that could make the other person feel insecure.

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Small Talk: A Big Deal (paraphrased)


Put a plenty of strangers together in a room and they'll probably start a conversation with each other.
"Hot today, isn't it?" one person might say. "You said it," answers another. Comments about today's
weather will soon enough contribute to other people's weather reports about getting trapped in the rain
or struggling to stay cool during the 37.7 degrees Celsius high last week.

Why do we talk about the weather so much, and why does it matter? When we first meet people, we
don't start by telling them a story about our lives. We start with small talk, a friendly conversation about
something like traffic or weather that is much less important. It goes nowhere sometimes. In the
elevator, in the shop, or on the bus, we may talk to people, but the conversation ends quickly. Small talk
will, however, produce something much greater at other times, like new friendships or even a better
career. It just needs to be handled in the correct way.

Research suggests that new friendships can be built through small talk. We want to feel comfortable
when we start conversations with new people, and so do they. To find common interests, we use small
talk. Weather will lead to more fun subjects, such as summer fashion or winter foods. A friendship can
begin once we have a mutual interest. The more we participate in small talk, the more friends we can
make.

Small talk also enables people to be employed and perform better at work. You need to interact with
the interviewer right away in order to impress you at a job interview. Effective small talk will help you
get the job with your first impression. After you are hired, small talk is equally relevant. Research
suggests that only five minutes of small talk can lead to more successful business deals. Effective s mall
talk at the work may also help people get promoted more frequently.

So, how can a small talk lead to a new friendship, job, or promotion? First of all, finding common
ground. Choose something that you share with that other person around you. Look around the room for
common interests during a job interview. Perhaps the interviewer has on his desk a picture of his kids.
"Oh, you have kids, too?" you might ask.

Next, keep up the conversation. Compliment the other person to make him or her more comfortable,
and ask questions to show interest: "Oh, you've been to Paris?" Don't do all the talking, and avoid saying
something rude that might make the other person feel insecure. It could generate a bad impression and
the discussion could probably end.

Third, maintain contact with the eye. They feel you understand what they are saying when you look
people in the eye. It is important to maintain an eye contact. It makes you appear honest and creates
trust. Without trust, a relationship will not grow, experts claim.

Some people are nervous about small talk. They may not have sufficient confidence to start
conversations with strangers. ,And let's face it, it is not the easiest thing to do to talk to someone you
don't know! Still, e xperts say with practice, even for shy ones, small talk gets easier. You just have to
take that first step.
Some people avoid small talk because they hate talking about topics like traffic, weather, or sports
scores. These topics are far too small for them. Small talk, however, is anything but small when you
think about it. Actually, it is a very big deal indeed!

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