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Breaking The Ice (Small Talk Toolbox)

The Art of Charm

CHAPTER

How to Transform Small Talk Into More Human Connection

Small talk is a small phase of any interaction. It's certainly not something that we want to stay in for a long period of time. But it does have an important role in terms of meeting and connecting with strangers. We need to gauge first, is this person even interested in talking with me? And if all you're doing to break the ice is making statements, making observations, going for the laugh, that's not a really effective way to survey if the other person wants to participate in this conversation. The simplest answer to get out of that trap is to ask another question.

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