For the third blog post, I went to a workshop called “Small Talk: It’s a Big Deal!” with Tony on November 8. The reason why I chose this workshop because my first language was Chinese, I was poor conversation with others in English. We learned a lot in this workshop and it is very helpful to use in conversations, presentation or even interview in our life.
When we sat down, Ellen Stein came to everyone to sad hi, shaking hands and introduction herself with smiling. Next, we have small talk with each other to fill the name on the blanks in few questions. We knew each other during the small talk. In this workshop, I learned the ways to start conversations such as introduce yourself, ask a closed-ended question, make a positive light-hearted comment and offer a compliment followed by an easy to answer. Give a good impression is very important when we met a new friend. It is very important to remember his/her name, it remembered me that the first day we met in First Year Seminar class, we play the game to try remembering everyone name. We also talk something about the body language and tips for conversation in this workshop. If you have the close body language, it is very hard to talk with other. For example, crossed your arms, shake your head. Eye contact shows that you are listening and talking an interest in what is being said. Body language we should notice and show your power.
