Networking and Conversations
Networking and Conversations Networking takes place during conversation. Opportunities for conversations exist all around you – on airplanes, on elevators, in grocery store lines, at sporting events, conferences, and workshops. Wherever people are, conversation is possible. Anytime there is conversation, networking, or making connections and building relationships, is possible. Conversation happens because some person takes the initiative to […]
Important Principles about Small Talk
Important Principles about Small Talk The principles of small talk are the same whether you are at a small dinner party, a wedding, a conference or corporate meeting. The key principal is worth repeating: Be open and find common ground with the other person. Always listen. And do great follow-up questions. Rerun from Nov […]
What Questions do People Enjoy Answering?
What Questions do People Enjoy Answering? For example, encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments. Be open, find the common ground with the other person. And always listen. Rerun from Nov 17, 2014
What’s the Mark of a Good Conversationalist?
What’s the Mark of a Good Conversationalist? Answer: Follow-up questions. It is careful listening that makes you better able to respond in conversation. You can build on what the other person said and be a good talker when it’s your turn. And best of all, good follow up questions are key to being a good conversationalist. Great tip: […]
So You Never Know What to Say!
So You Never Know What to Say! One key to small talk is listening. Use what the other person is saying as the natural guide. The person who is talking is always giving ideas and cues about what you might say or ask. Here’s a rule of thumb from Larry King, the long-standing popular talk show host. […]
The Power of Small Talk
The Power of Small Talk Just as it is little things that build strong relationships, it is small talk that develops the rapport which leads to information, opening opportunities and strong connection. Small talk is not insignificant. Instead, it is the gateway to business referrals, job opportunities, and new friends. During small talk people are paving the […]
Networking and the Power of Conversations
Networking and the Power of Conversations No matter what your career path or role in life, your ability to build a strong support system will be key in your success and well being. Networking is a lifelong process of meeting people, making contacts, developing friendships, and building professional relationships. How do you network? Herein lies […]
How Do You As a Speaker Impact an Audience?
How Do You As a Speaker Impact an Audience? How you look includes your clothes, your facial expression, your stance, your body movement, your hands, how you move your eyes. Suppose you are trying to motivate a group, and you tell them something is “a wonderful opportunity,” but you don’t look or sound it. Vision is […]
Rapport- How Much to Customize?
Rapport- How Much to Customize? Go to the trouble of learning about the audience. Make six or seven references geared specifically to your audience. That makes you, the speaker, something of an insider and lets the audience know you took the trouble of learning about them. Make comments – humorous statements, praise, or just simple […]
Rapport- How to?
Rapport- How to? How to get to that sweet spot of building mutual warmth and walking the same page with your audience? Answer: Put their needs and interests ahead of your own. You don’t ignore your own needs, but put the spotlight on their needs. For example, if your audience has been listening to hours of […]