Last week I went to the career workshop called “small talk, it’s a big deal”. I went with my boys Jarrett, Sahil, Simon, and Mohtaz. It was a very humbling experience in that it really showed just how bad we are at small talking. The instructor made us role-play real life situations that we need to small talk in. We kind of cheated because we all knew each other and it would just be like any other conversation. Jarrett has trouble looking me in the eye for more than a second, which I’m not sure why but perhaps it is because I am very good looking. The instructor gave us a whole list of tips for small talking that were useful but also very obvious. Obviously I should of looked at the tips before hand because during our role play I decided to go for a compliment and told Jarrett he had a nice shirt of extravagant colors I have never seen before when he was just wearing a plain white t shirt. The instructor also mentioned how breathing helps you maintain composure and keep calm which I definitely agree with. I also liked the tip to stare in between someone’s eyebrows if direct eye contact is uncomfortable. Overall, the workshop didn’t really help because I still suck at small talking but I think it would of been better if we split up throughout the room instead of sitting next to each other.
