UPGRADE FROM "HOW ARE YOU?" GET BETTER AT SMALL TALK
the DETAILS
In-person
Feel rusty after limited opportunities for small talk due to the pandemic? Or maybe being memorable and engaging at networking events, in conversations, over coffee or lunch, and during chance encounters has never been a strength.
This session will teach you the anatomy of small talk so you can more successfully initiate, maintain, and end casual conversations. Additionally, it will offer suggestions for questions you can ask that are more inclusive and that demonstrate empathy when conversational partners open up to you.
Get ready to feel more comfortable, to make deeper connections, and to cultivate your professional network every time you engage in small talk.
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• Identify the three stages of small talk and common culprits of communication breakdowns
• Practice how to initiate, maintain, and end conversation
• Brainstorm thoughtful questions to ask and to avoid, especially if your conversational partner has experienced trauma or loss
• Demonstrate more empathy when a conversational partner opens up
• Use and read verbal and nonverbal cues to improve connection
• Respond with resilience when the unexpected happens and manage inner chatter that sabotages confidence
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• Mixed groups of professionals at all experience levels
• Early-career professionals and interns
• Summer associates, first-year associates, and junior associates at law firms
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90 minutes to 2 hours, can accommodate large groups
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Participants will record and review their speaking to assess strengths and weaknesses as well as engage in multiple practice scenarios