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Understanding Others Doesn’t Mean Talking About Ourselves

Understanding Others Doesn’t Mean Talking About Ourselves
This is an odd title, I know. But let me explain…
There are times when we’re in conversation with a colleague, friend or family member and, as we’re listening, we …

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Making Conversation: Exchange of Ideas
Making Conversation: Exchange of Ideas

One of the main focuses of Express Yourself to Success is making conversation. Exchange ideas, opinions or information with someone you don’t know or someone you don’t know that well and you’ll begin to create …

Raise Your Hand If You Love Small Talk!
Raise Your Hand If You Love Small Talk!

by Cary Sands
I have a problem with small talk. For the most part, it’s completely useless. The only real purpose it serves is to distract us from real issues that might be difficult to talk …

Conversations, Small Talk and the Secret to Making Friends
Conversations, Small Talk and the Secret to Making Friends

by Peter Murphy
Small Talk Conversation Pointers.
Small talk is often dreaded many people. It is seen as the awkward part of all conversations. Small talk comes before a drawn out conversation or is just a small …

Questions to Keep a Conversation Going
Questions to Keep a Conversation Going

by Peter Murphy
A conversation between two people can be like a tennis game. The back-and-forth conversation is like two players hitting the ball over the net. Someone serves up a new idea from time to …

Getting To Know People In Seconds
Getting To Know People In Seconds

by Sam Crowley
Most everyone belongs to some kind of a club or group. Perhaps it is a civic group, or a service club, or a church group, or even a family group. How often have …

Top Small Talk Topics for Business
Top Small Talk Topics for Business

by Joshua Uebergang

Small talk can sometimes seem like an arduous process of merely filling the dead air with something, anything you can think of to keep the night moving forward, or to ward of the …

How Posture Affects Communication at the Workplace
How Posture Affects Communication at the Workplace

by Silas Reed
Whenever we talk about communication, it is verbal communication that we mostly consider. But besides oral communication, non-verbal communication is also of great importance for determining your attitude and conveying your feeling in …