Some people were born to
mingle and spend the days sharpening their small talk skills to perfection.
Say, the queen of England.
However since some of us (but not all of us) are not
in fact, the queen of England, the art of small talk might get a bit
challenging.
Fret no more my friends. With these simple five tips, making
small talk becomes a breeze.
1. Keep an open mind
Meaning - before you even start, you need to relax
- keep an open tab at the bar and keep drinking. Or more specific, to avoid
disasters, just make sure you start talking right after you begin
feeling tipsy, and stop making any social contact right before you jump
on the table and commence dancing the Gangnam Style.
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2. Remember to
properly introduce yourself
Meaning - always
exaggerate. People are not interested in talking to dull, ordinary,
underachiever types like themselves.
If you can't make your
identity better, then make it up.
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3. Talk
Meaning - you need to talk
my friend, as it is after all dubbed a 'small talk', dahhh. So say something
for god's sake. Try and be fluent - so have a few topics in mind. And always
finish with a question so you could finally take a break from all the rubbish
you just said, and let the other party sweat.
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4. Listen
Meaning - nodding your head
up and down, making 'ahham' 'ahham' noises (and if you really want to listen
hard to your partner - grasp your chin between your index finger and your thumb
and go 'hmmmm' twice and 'interesting' once). Don't overdo it by nodding too
quickly, be patient my friend it will soon be over.
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5. Move on
gracefully
Meaning - when you see an
opportunity to exit the conversation (something between a minute or two) then
just go go go,
don't hold back, run like the wind, get the hell out of this
misery!!! But gracefully.
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