Small
Talk
Have you ever wondered how some people get
jobs right away? “What’s their secret!” is a question that you may
have asked yourself in such situations. You are not alone! That is why in this
blog post I will be giving you one of the secrets that can help you get a job a
bit faster.
I will talk about something that you might
have heard of, which is ‘small talk.’ What is small talk, and how important it is for the business world,
are the questions that I will answer in this post.
What are small talks?
Small
talk is a “short, friendly conversation” that break the ice between
the participants in the conversation. Normally the conversation is about certain
topics like the weather, sports, or hobbies. Small talks help the person be friendlier
towards other people and helps give a good first impression.
How to start small talks?
How
to start a small talk is an important question that should be asked and
answered. I am not an expert in small talks but from my experience, the first
thing that you can do to start a small talk is to smile, and show the other
person that you are interested in engaging in a conversation with her. Then you
can start by asking “how are you?” and introducing yourself.
After doing these steps you can start talking
about something that you know about instead of talking about a topic that you
might not nothing about. For example, you can ask “open-ended questions” (Frost, 2018), like asking about
hobbies, food and restaurants, or sports. It is better to ask such questions
because, first there are more possible answers, and second they can lead to
other questions.
Another
important tip that Frost focused on is, practicing active listening. What is
active listening you ask, it is listening and engaging in the conversation. To
clarify, while listening to the other person, ask related questions. This will
help the conversation go on, and you will seem interested in what the other
person is saying.
How is small talk important in career life?
You
might not believe that small talk can actually facilitate the processes of getting
a job, or getting a promotion, or help with the career life in general. But
here are some reasons to why small talk is important.
·
First impression: small talk can definitely let
the person you are talking to form a certain first impression of you. First
impression is extremely important, especially if you are doing an interview or
preparing for one. The employer will form her positive or negative first impression
of you during the interview, because this is where she will meet you. Thus, you
need to present yourself in the most positive way, and small talk will help
you.
·
Makes you focus more: because of small talk you
learn to be an active listener, you learn to focus on the other person and what
is she saying. Small talk will teach you to understand others and listen to
them and be more empathetic toward them.
·
Confidence: in small talk you will talk
about yourself undoubtedly. You will be asked to talk about, for example, your
hobbies or your interests, and the more you practice talking about yourself,
the more comfortable and confident you will be. Thus, small talk helps you to
gain confidence.
And
finally, to end this post I would like to suggest visiting the blogs below to know
more about small talk.
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