A week ago I took part in a Career Exploration workshop called Small Talk, Part II. This workshop was the second in a series. Although I did not attend the first part, Wendy Heyman, the first presenter, briefly went over its main points, which I found was very useful. We then went into the day’s presentation which went over points such as the importance of knowing a person’s name, the art of schmoozing (making small talk, but in a very smooth manner), why small talk is necessary, and where successful small talk can get you. Although I did not go into this workshop with high expectations, I was actually very impressed with the way the workshop was run. Not only were the presentation topics interesting, but we also did exercises to prove the points that were being made. For example, in one exercise we had around ten minutes to walk around and meet four new people and practice small talk with them. We also got into groups to answer questions relating on how to deal with small talk in certain situations. Thanks to these exercises, the presentation went very fast and I came out of it feeling like I had learned something. I thank the presenters, Wendy Heyman and Aida Martinez, for doing such a good job.