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Social Savvy Sage

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How to Deal With Small Talk Anxiety

Posted on January 22, 2018January 28, 2018 by Dennis Hong in Skills - Charisma, Skills - Keenness

And that's the irony of improvisation, whether it be comedy, jazz, social dancing, or anything else that is ostensibly made up on the spot.

And guess what? You can think about conversations in the exact same way.

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Why Small Talk Matters

Posted on January 15, 2018March 6, 2018 by Dennis Hong in Skills - Social intelligence

You just stop rolling your eyes now.

Small talk serves a vital purpose with anyone you've just met, and it has nothing to do with the topic itself. That's the biggest misconception people have ...

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